Spine. Or lack thereof. Combined with the lack of Bagram.
?? We left all that equipment in the hands of the Afghan military forces, not the Taliban. Why on earth would we have sabotaged any of it? Ole Joe was even bragging about how large and well equipped that army we were leaving behind was.We should have taken every piece of electronic gear out, squadrons need spares and replacements all the time.
Baring that take dykes to all hyd lines, fuel lines, cut every connector off that connects to an avionics box, and take a dump in the pilot seat.
In an hour each aircraft could have been good for recycle only.