Posted on 08/16/2021 5:01:36 PM PDT by Onthebrink
Over the past five years, the Pentagon had reduced the American presence to under 10,000 troops. The presence was a deterrent and led to few American casualties.
Indeed, over that period, far fewer Americans have died in Afghanistan than residents of Baltimore have died in automobile accidents.
Past efforts to nation-building were an expensive and misguided mistake, but not the American military presence which had evolved into a mission set not dissimilar from what the Pentagon maintains in Korea.
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I was truly embarrassed.
He should have whispered the whole speaech.
Would have been very effective.
I’m surprised there’s been very little discussion of the 25th Amendment after that speech.
Kamela would be worse.
Nonsense. Later this week Fox “News” will trot out a new poll showing Biden’s approval has rebounded to 56%.
It was a disaster because Xiden has been a disaster for decades.
Reading through the lines on this article, the author, Michael Rubin, is clearly a Bushie.
Because it was stupid
INDEED!
;>)
“I’m surprised there’s been very little discussion of the 25th Amendment after that speech.”
For whatever reason, the NY Times is giving it a bit more time before pulling the trigger and removing him. But, assuming things go bad in Afghanistan regarding the now-hostages, I doubt they allow Biden to remain in office for more than another month.
The buck stops 2 years in the past!
I disagree.
The American people have wanted out for 15 years. The boil is lanced.
You can’t make an omlet without breaking eggs.
Biden will come out of this a winner if the Taliban does not choose to humiliate him. Since it is in their interest to keep the present regime in power, they may help him out here.
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