Posted on 08/15/2021 1:51:59 PM PDT by Enlightened1
President Joe Biden reportedly "overruled" top United States military commanders when he authorized the full withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.
The Wall Street Journal reiterated Sunday that in ordering the full withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, Biden was ignoring the advice of top military commanders, who suggested retaining a nominal force in Afghanistan to help maintain security.
From the WSJ:
In contrast to the numerous Trump policies he reversed, he opted to carry out Mr. Trump's deal with the Taliban instead of trying to renegotiate it. In so doing, he overruled his top military commanders: Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East; Gen. Austin Scott Miller, who led NATO forces in Afghanistan; and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Citing the risks of removing American forces to Afghan security and the U.S. Embassy, they recommended that the U.S. keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan while stepping up diplomacy to try to cement a peace agreement.
The newspaper first reported the news in April.
According to the WSJ, Biden's decision was motivated by ending U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which prompted American intervention in the Middle Eastern country.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also shared the concerns of top military leadership, the Journal reported in April.
Vice President Kamala Harris claimed in April that she was the last person in the meeting room when Biden made the decision to order a full U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Politico reported at the time, "Harris says she had key role in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal decision."
"I have seen him over and over again make decisions based exactly on what he believes is right," Harris said in the CNN interview on which Politico was reporting.
Later on Sunday afternoon, after the Taliban entered the Afghan presidential palace and the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan reportedly evacuated the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, the Pentagon announced the deployment of an additional 1,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
"The Pentagon is authorizing the deployment of another U.S. 1,000 troops to Kabul, boosting overall number expected in Afghanistan to about 6,000, two U.S. officials tell me. The additional 1,000 come from an 82nd Airborne Division brigade already deploying in response to crisis," Dan Lamothe, a Washington Post reporter, said.
Note to self: if you are a leader and your boss orders you to do something really wrong YOU F_CKING RESIGN WITH FIREWORKS!
The policy is fine. Only real problem is Trump isn’t implementing it. This is what we get when you use Trump policies but don’t have Trump.
They have no idea how Trump made peace everywhere he went. There is no way they can or will report on this accurately.
Is it normal procedure to leave behind fully functioning military equipment, and if you absolutely can’t move the stuff is it normally destroyed?
Never served, just wondering..
Well, I guess Kamala would be an expert on “pulling out”...
Key Role: Unlocked the special potty room for Joe.
Champagne, as those killed are probably conservative white male cis-het Christians.
:Joe Biden ‘Overruled’ Top Military Commanders On Afghanistan Withdrawal,
In a desperate attempt to appear “presidential”, Plugs puts millions of people at risk of ruin in a situation that most Americans don’t really give e a crap about. Pathetic.
In a nutshell:
Trump told the Taliban he would bomb them out of existence if they made any move at all to harm Americans.
Biden put the Afghan military in charge of securing the lives of Americans.
In the next few DAYS??? https://t.co/Zt6R3JlfSF— Jeff Carlson (@themarketswork) August 15, 2021
Biden needs to roundup all Antifa members and send them to Afghanistan to clean up the mess
Ping
“n contrast to the numerous Trump policies he reversed, he opted to carry out Mr. Trump’s deal with the Taliban instead of trying to renegotiate it.”
“Incorrect. That is a lie.”
Yes it is! Biden broke the deal & extended Trump’s pull-out date of May 1st by several months...to 9/11/21. They’re lying liars.
That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the Chinook/Biden eating ice cream JPEG. Is Taipei next? Do any of our allies trust us, either?
None of that is true. We lost our men during that timeline of yours.
“the 82nd going in without air support, intelligence and with Taliban holding RPGs and SAMs”
That was my thought exactly, and facing American tanks and heavy weaponry. Prayers for the troops - we’ve seen this before, at Dien Bien Phu, has history not taught us anything??
Incompetence that leads to needless loss of American lives is purely evil and criminal.
Bkmk
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