President Biden's Central Mistake in Afghanistan

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, John Dickerson spoke with author David E. Sanger about his new book, New Cold Wars. They discussed President Biden's Middle East moves and the ripple effects of his plan for Afghanistan. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity. John Dickerson: The Biden team came into office with a whole lot of experience, and Bill Burns, who's the current director of the CIA, bumps up in the book all over the place in his various roles, or at least there's references to his…