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The Atlantic - Biden Deserves Credit, Not Blame, for Afghanistan
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:41 pm
No, this is not the Babylon Bee…
quote:LINK
Americans should feel proud of what the U.S. government and military have accomplished in these past two weeks.
By David Rothkopf
America’s longest war has been by any measure a costly failure, and the errors in managing the conflict deserve scrutiny in the years to come. But Joe Biden doesn’t “own” the mayhem on the ground right now. What we’re seeing is the culmination of 20 years of bad decisions by U.S. political and military leaders. If anything, Americans should feel proud of what the U.S. government and military have accomplished in these past two weeks. President Biden deserves credit, not blame.
Unlike his three immediate predecessors in the Oval Office, all of whom also came to see the futility of the Afghan operation, Biden alone had the political courage to fully end America’s involvement. Although Donald Trump made a plan to end the war, he set a departure date that fell after the end of his first term and created conditions that made the situation Biden inherited more precarious. And despite significant pressure and obstacles, Biden has overseen a military and government that have managed, since the announcement of America’s withdrawal, one of the most extraordinary logistical feats in their recent history. By the time the last American plane lifts off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 31, the total number of Americans and Afghan allies extricated from the country may exceed 120,000.
In the days following the fall of Kabul earlier this month—an event that triggered a period of chaos, fear, and grief—critics castigated the Biden administration for its failure to properly coordinate the departure of the last Americans and allies from the country. The White House was indeed surprised by how quickly the Taliban took control, and those early days could have been handled better. But the critics argued that more planning both would have been able to stop the Taliban victory and might have made America’s departure somehow tidier, more like a win or perhaps even a draw. The chaos, many said, was symptomatic of a bigger error. They argued that the United States should stay in Afghanistan, that the cost of remaining was worth the benefits a small force might bring.
Former military officers and intelligence operatives, as well as commentators who had long been advocates of extending America’s presence in Afghanistan, railed against Biden’s artificial deadline. Some critics were former Bush-administration officials or supporters who had gotten the U.S. into the mess in the first place, setting us on the impossible path toward nation building and, effectively, a mission without a clear exit or metric for success. Some were Obama-administration officials or supporters who had doubled down on the investment of personnel in the country and later, when the futility of the war was clear, lacked the political courage to withdraw. Some were Trump-administration officials or supporters who had negotiated with and helped strengthen the Taliban with their concessions in the peace deal and then had punted the ultimate exit from the country to the next administration.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:43 pm to Wolfhound45
You knew this was coming.
Imagine those of us who have actually led Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines.....and this. This is what we are told what leadership is.
This country needs to burn.
Imagine those of us who have actually led Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines.....and this. This is what we are told what leadership is.
This country needs to burn.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:44 pm to Wolfhound45
Rothkopf is a Democrat lap dog.
Nothing more.
This post was edited on 8/30/21 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:44 pm to Wolfhound45
The words of a POS with no shame.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:45 pm to Wolfhound45
Imagine the praise he'll get on 9/11.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:47 pm to Wolfhound45
But, if you ask Biden, all he did was follow Trump's plan. So shouldn't The Atlantic be giving Trump all the credit.
Oh, and the far left liberal f*cking whackjob who owns The Atlantic is Steve Jobs' gold digging ex.
Oh, and the far left liberal f*cking whackjob who owns The Atlantic is Steve Jobs' gold digging ex.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:49 pm to Wolfhound45
quote:
The Atlantic
No better than…
Or
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:51 pm to Wolfhound45
There was never any doubt whatsoever in my mind that the US Ministry of Propaganda known as mass media would tout Kabul as a big win and a job well done for Tough Guy Joe.
I expect the applause and accolades for Joe to reach a rousing crescendo, and, so should you. You should all know by now what has happened to the USA - it has been conquered.
I expect the applause and accolades for Joe to reach a rousing crescendo, and, so should you. You should all know by now what has happened to the USA - it has been conquered.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:53 pm to Champagne
Joe really cares. He cares so much he checks his watch during the service of 13 service members that died simply because he fricked up the exit plan.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:54 pm to Wolfhound45
frick that alleged journalist and his opinion masked as journalism.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:57 pm to Wolfhound45
More proof that if you have zero shame you’ll tell any lir
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:57 pm to Champagne
quote:
You should all know by now what has happened to the USA - it has been conquered.
Not quite conquered yet, but it is getting close. They will need to confiscate guns of the "American Taliban" (aka freedom loving Americans) before they go hard AaMF on the tyranny.
First step was taken a few days ago with the restrictions on Russian ammo imports. You render guns non effective when the ammo is taken away.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 7:58 pm to Wolfhound45
Yes yes.
The Biden regime deserves praise.
He abandoned a base in the middle of the night...without telling anyone.
He abandoned American citizens are allies.
He gives a list of all our citizens and allies to the Taliban.
He receives intel that the airport will be attacked. He felt the threat was severe enough to keep American citizens out. He kept that shite going, leaving our soldiers there to be easy targets. He effectively killed our soldiers in a situation that didn't need to happen. If our military and the Biden regime weren't so busy enacting 'wokeness'... that situation probably wouldn't have happened.
In response to that airport attack that he helped happen.. he drone striked little kids, and then basically bragged about saving the world.
The Biden regime deserves praise.
He abandoned a base in the middle of the night...without telling anyone.
He abandoned American citizens are allies.
He gives a list of all our citizens and allies to the Taliban.
He receives intel that the airport will be attacked. He felt the threat was severe enough to keep American citizens out. He kept that shite going, leaving our soldiers there to be easy targets. He effectively killed our soldiers in a situation that didn't need to happen. If our military and the Biden regime weren't so busy enacting 'wokeness'... that situation probably wouldn't have happened.
In response to that airport attack that he helped happen.. he drone striked little kids, and then basically bragged about saving the world.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 9:38 pm to Plx1776
The Atlantic--a publication named after where it should be thrown after being read.
This post was edited on 8/30/21 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 8/30/21 at 9:39 pm to 88Wildcat
The Atlantic is worse than Pravda status
Posted on 8/30/21 at 9:40 pm to Centinel
quote:This administration FIFY
This country needs to burn.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 9:45 pm to Wolfhound45
quote:Insane.
Americans should feel proud of what the U.S. government and military have accomplished in these past two weeks.
Posted on 8/30/21 at 10:58 pm to Wolfhound45
Fine! He gets credit for 13 dead U.S. soldiers, hundreds of Americans left behind, and the loss of credibility with our allies. He gets credit for arming the Taliban and creating a haven for terrorists. Am I leaving anything out?
Posted on 8/31/21 at 9:27 am to Wolfhound45
The Media are traitors and should be treated as such.
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