Posted on 08/14/2021 1:35:09 PM PDT by Hojczyk
President Joe Biden announced in a statement on Saturday the deployment of an additional 5,000 troops to Afghanistan, “to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel and an orderly and safe evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops during our mission and those at special risk from the Taliban advance.”
Biden is also announcing a series of actions aimed at deescalating the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, including directing the intel community “to ensure that we will maintain the capability and the vigilance to address future terrorist threats from Afghanistan,” tasking Secretary of State Tony Blinken with supporting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, conveying to Taliban representatives in Doha “that any action on their part on the ground in Afghanistan, that puts US personnel or our mission at risk there, will be met with a swift and strong US military response,” and tasking Ambassador Tracey Jacobson with efforts “to process, transport, and relocate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other Afghan allies.”
“When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor— which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on US forces,” Biden wrote. “Shortly before he left office, he also drew US forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our forces and our allies’ forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country’s civil conflict.”
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Trumps Fault...
If I may indulge in a small crudity: first come, then pull out. Works every time.
...followed by pudding.
Well said.
Then, how do we pull out the 5,000?
Biden said to the Afghans...."Not my problem".
So whatever deal Trump made, Biden admits he had the choice to stay or go.
Most of us think Trump would have hit them hard if they broke the deal like this. Can’t even imagine he’d shrug his shoulders and allow this.
“to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown...”
Corrected: ...we can have an orderly and safe advance to the rear (aka retreat).
Send 10,000 to make sure the 5,000 get out safely, silly..
And tell me, Joe. How many troops are you sending to our southern border?
Oh, silly me. I already know the answer.
Too late you incompetent corrupt lying demented old fool. You and the Deep State need to go.
Remember, all this is brought to you by Obama’s generals.
Is this in addition to the 3000 he said he was sending?? Bet so.
See my post at 7
For the record, Trump was also clear that if the Taliban broke the deal, as they did a month ago when they went on the offensive, Trump would have had 20,000 (or more) Troops there within 48 hours.
Slightly different than the do-nothing Biden policy.
Its always “I inherited” from the commies when it comes to their failures. If everything had gone perfect Biden and his cronies would have taken total credit for it, but since its a total disaster its Trump’s fault..oh go F yourself Dementia Joe, we all know you did NOT write that statement
It’s a quagmire!
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