Posted on 08/15/2021 8:37:08 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared Sunday that the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of U.S. troops is nothing like the fall of Saigon in 1975.
During an appearance on CNN’s "State of the Union," host Jake Tapper asked Blinken whether the U.S. was "already in the midst of a Saigon moment" as the Taliban continues to sweep major cities in the region since the U.S. began withdrawing troops.
"This is not Saigon," Blinken responded. "We went to Afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission, and that mission was to deal with the folks that attacked us on 9/11, and we have succeeded in that mission. The objective that we set, bringing those that attacked us to justice, making sure they couldn’t attack us again from Afghanistan, we’ve succeeded in that mission. And in fact we succeeded a while ago.
"And at the same time, remaining in Afghanistan for another one, five, 10 years is not in the national interest," he added.
Blinken argued that had thousands of troops remained in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline set by former President Donald Trump, then "attacks would have resumed on our forces" and "we would have been back at war with the Taliban."
"The idea that the status quo could have been maintained by keeping our forces there, I think, is simply wrong," he said.
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It may be Saigon without the helicopters soon. That “shelter in place” order does not sound like “looks like everybody’s safe now.”
Only thing I see as different is that the helicopters are bigger.
“This is not Saigon”. Spoken like someone who refuses to learn from history. A characteristic of the left who believe they can rewrite our future the same way they rewrite our past. Arrogant hubris.
Yes it is. Biden wont allow a Helo evac to save any face after his remarks referencing Sigon even if it means lost lives.
He is a despicable POS
“The check is in the mail”
“These are not the droids you are looking for”
“I did not have sex with that woman”
“Russia, Russia, Russia”
etc.
Secretary of State Blinken (July 7th):
“We are not withdrawing, we are staying, the embassy is staying, our programs are staying … If there is a significant deterioration in security … I don’t think it’s going to be something that happens from a Friday to a Monday.” pic.twitter.com/5RGuw4OfZL— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) August 15, 2021
Blinken is right. This will not be like Saigon. It will be much worse. The NVA was a modern, disciplined army with a central command structure. On the other hand, the Taliban is mob of 7th century barbarian tribesmen.
A bloodbath is coming.
No, of course it’s not Saigon it’s Kabul. Same scenerio different country same outcome. Same dumb fvk Democrats losing on purpose.
All is well. Blinken put the lady with purple hair in charge of the Kabul embassy evacuation.
The vacationing xiden could not be reached for comment.
And Israel blood bath next with all the US hardware .
That Obama plant Sec of Defense gave Iran hardware to destroy Israel .
The Commie Black
General must hate Israel
If they’re saying, “This is not Saigon,” then it IS just like Saigon.
When someone tap dances that much, you usually see them wear a top hat and tails.
Biden and his team have totally flubbed this, the soldiers and marines will do their best to get everyone out. But Mr. Trump would have had us leave on our terms, punishing the Taliban hard as we pulled out. Mr. Biden practically invited the Taliban to take over, and now blames Mr. Trump. He wanted good optics, but the Taliban are now going to punish him hard, by making the exit as humiliating as possible.
Without the helicopters? The helicopters are swarming around the Embassy grounds right now. CH 47, a couple of CH 46s. Explosions and smoke in the background. Hoping they can make it to the airport before the enemy takes it?
Nothing like Saigon. Lol.
...also looking for the “Aliens” meme.
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Helicopters....
I mean if some are shot down and other pilots won’t go there, thus no way out for trapped Americans.
Not totally serious but it is a possibility as Hillary with Benghazi.
Words are inadequate to describe what I think of the illegitimate Biden Regime and the destruction they are inflicting on America ... it's deliberate, can't be attributed to mere incompetence, although they are that as well.
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