Just as with the end of the Vietnam War, scandals and battle fatigue will likely impact military recruitment efforts—not just in numbers, but in quality.
The report also found that DoD focused most of its efforts on the chemicals found in aqueous film-forming foam, the bubbly stuff used to quell aircraft and vehicle fires, rather than other potential exposures from military service.
Though such a reversal of fortune may have been predicted in the wake of the total withdrawal of U.S. troops, few anticipated the speed of the Taliban’s route.