Like the cockroach that survives the nuclear apocalypse. https://t.co/ONPsolmpS7— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 15, 2021
Posted on 08/15/2021 4:03:28 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials were stunned on Sunday by the pace of the Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan, as the planned withdrawal of American forces urgently became a mission to ensure a safe evacuation.
The speed of the Afghan government’s collapse and the ensuing chaos posed the most serious test of Biden as commander in chief, and he was the subject of withering criticism from Republicans who said that he had failed.
Biden campaigned as a seasoned expert in international relations and has spent months downplaying the prospect of an ascendant Taliban while arguing that Americans of all political persuasions have tired of a 20-year war, a conflict that demonstrated the limits of money and military might to force a Western-style democracy on a society not ready or willing to embrace it.
By Sunday, though, leading figures in the administration acknowledged they were caught off guard with the utter speed of the collapse of Afghan security forces. The challenge of that effort became clear after reports of sporadic gunfire at the Kabul airport prompted Americans to shelter as they awaited flights to safety.
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To say the least.
Yes, but were they displeased?
Like the cockroach that survives the nuclear apocalypse. https://t.co/ONPsolmpS7— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 15, 2021
Like the economy and gas and food inflation...
“unexpected.”
Joe Biden is surprised every time he walks into the Oval Office. Its the first time he’s ever seen it.
Unexpected?
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Biden’s on it.
Have no fear.
Right after his crayoning.
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The Biden Crime Family is busy planning how to spen their cut of the ransom they gave the Taliban.
Idiots
But does the milkshake machine work?
McDonald’s photo in Kabul....That American flag lowering at the embassy was not the end “It is over.”
The last Happy Meal with extra fries is the true end. And the free toy revival there was for a tiny Quran.
Expert at consistently getting it wrong. He has always been a stupid grifter, his dementia is erasing what little grasp of reality he once had.
Biden’s team were the only ones surprised. Everyone else was predicting this over a month ago.
Unexpected quagmire.
It sounds like the Taliban took over the airport and the city while 3,000 soldiers and Marines were headed in. Is there any word on how that is working out? I can’t find anything online.
Biden team lamentation: “All our embassy’s gay pride rainbow flags belong to are them.
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Biden tells Taliban they shouldn’t be using Fossil Fuels.
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Right to the last day. The CIA sent a repairman over there in a secret SR-71 Blackbird flight mission to fix it.
Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump also yearned to leave Afghanistan, but ultimately stood down in the face of resistance from military leaders and other political concerns. Biden, on the other hand, has been steadfast in his refusal to change the Aug. 31 deadline, in part because of his belief that the American public is on his side.
WHAT? No mention of Trump's exit agreement with both the Afghan government and the Taliban or the 1 May deadline? Ah, but they did let it slip out:
Most Republicans have not pushed Biden to keep troops in Afghanistan over the long term and they also supported Trump’s own push to exit the country.
That may be an indication of just how difficult it's going to be to spin this thing against Trump, but it is an indication that they're trying.
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