The Biden administration is asserting that it has planned for every contingency. So, the question must be asked: Which plan accounts for the roughly 10,000 Americans stranded in Afghanistan?

According to national security adviser Jake Sullivan, the U.S. forces at the airport in Kabul are proof that the White House planned for every contingency “over the course of months.” That would suggest that a full Taliban takeover necessitating the evacuation of Americans was planned for. So, how are a large number still stranded?