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NE Republican Ben Sasse knocks 'Trump-Biden doctrine of weakness' as situation deteriorates in Afghanistan
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Posted on 08/15/2021 2:39:07 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.) is blasting both the Trump and Biden administrations for a "doctrine of weakness" that he said resulted in the current situation in Afghanistan as a government takeover by the Taliban now appears to be imminent.

"The unmitigated disaster in Afghanistan — the shameful, Saigon-like abandonment of Kabul, the brutalization of Afghan women, and the slaughter of our allies — is the predictable outcome of the Trump-Biden doctrine of weakness," Sasse said in a statement on Sunday.

The senator said the two most recent administrations "deliberately decided to lose" in Afghanistan.

"America’s leaders didn’t tell the truth that our small, forward-deployed force of a few thousand was the backbone of intelligence and special forces’ successful work to decapitate terror organizations," Sasse said. "The looming defeat will badly hurt American intelligence and give jihadis a safe haven in Afghanistan, again. America will regret this."

The Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul on Sunday, with negotiators reportedly going to the presidential palace to discuss a peaceful transfer of power.

Reiterating what many critics of President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan have said, Sasse, who serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence, also argued that this development would harm U.S. standing in the international community.

The Nebraska senator's statement echoed comments made by GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), who condemned the "the Trump/Biden calamity unfolding in Afghanistan" on Saturday.


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KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bensasse; california; cuck; diben; fail; nancypelosi; nebraska; nevertrumpers; rino; rop; sasse; sasseliar; waronterror
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

Dropped from one of Xiden’s F-15s.


21 posted on 08/15/2021 2:54:59 PM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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To: Newbomb Turk

22 posted on 08/15/2021 2:56:09 PM PDT by x
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To: Newbomb Turk

Nebraska, why is this guy your senator?


23 posted on 08/15/2021 2:56:14 PM PDT by McGruff (Resistance is futile, you will be vaccinated.)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Ben the hen name an embassy we had to hastily retreat from during the Trump Administration? In fact Trump got pro-active on Iran by knocking out their terrorist, American killing Gen. Soleymani. It was Biden who implicitly advertised weakness to the Taliban enemy and so here we are. This fiasco is on his ‘watch’ not Trump.


24 posted on 08/15/2021 2:58:56 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: Newbomb Turk

Another neocon. Afghanistan is a pile of rocks. Going there to kill Bin Laden was fine. Staying to “nation build” and pouring vast amounts of money into it was pure idiocy right from the start.

Go in. Kick ass. Kill who you need to kill. Leave.


25 posted on 08/15/2021 2:59:46 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Newbomb Turk

Ben “Shows His” Sasse weighs in...


26 posted on 08/15/2021 3:00:57 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Newbomb Turk

No RINOs and no globalists EVER again.


27 posted on 08/15/2021 3:02:53 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Socialism requires slavery.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

There is the unity between dim and RINO.
They both hate Trump.


28 posted on 08/15/2021 3:12:56 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: Newbomb Turk

He is the worst. Had potential. Major disappointment. Who buys these guys because dogs started out as the opponent to Mitch’s candidate. He was the outsider who turned consummate DC back.


29 posted on 08/15/2021 3:29:18 PM PDT by ilgipper (The mob only destroys. Never creates. )
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To: Newbomb Turk

Soooo,all that bad stuff on Trump’s watch was the Obama /Trump failures


30 posted on 08/15/2021 3:33:35 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: Robert DeLong

Sasse is a disaster.

Vote him OUT !!

He ALWAYS shoots his mouth off with nothing of positive actions to add.

He can’t stand President Trump and I can’t stand HIM.

VOTE SASSE OUT !!!


31 posted on 08/15/2021 3:56:52 PM PDT by Pearfect
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To: wiseprince

When President Trump was in there NO ONE SCREWED WITH AMERICA.

NO ONE !!!

Let get him BACK !!!!


32 posted on 08/15/2021 3:59:30 PM PDT by Pearfect
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To: Newbomb Turk

What a disingenuous ass.


33 posted on 08/15/2021 4:02:57 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Especially when President Trump’s plan looked nothing like Biden’s stupidity. But then we never should have gone in there in the first place, and you notice Sasse never criticized Bush for that stupid call.


34 posted on 08/15/2021 5:02:20 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Newbomb Turk

FUBS and you NeoCon assholes that made this happen, this is on you!


35 posted on 08/15/2021 5:05:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Newbomb Turk

I’m somewhat surprised.

I’d expect Ben Asse to absolve Biden and blame Trump entirely.


36 posted on 08/15/2021 5:07:19 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Sasse - take away the “s” and the “e” and you have left what Ben really is.


37 posted on 08/15/2021 5:10:50 PM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Lil’ Ben Sasse.


38 posted on 08/15/2021 5:29:29 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Newbomb Turk

Ben’s Asse should go over there and fight the Taliban.


39 posted on 08/15/2021 5:41:30 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Newbomb Turk

Go grab a gun, Ben!


40 posted on 08/15/2021 5:42:23 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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