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Pelosi Statement on Afghanistan [SATURDAY]
https://www.speaker.gov ^ | SATURDAY 08-14-2021 | Nancy Pelosi

Posted on 08/16/2021 5:43:41 AM PDT by Red Badger

San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the situation in Afghanistan:

“The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and the actions he has taken.

“The Taliban must know that the world is watching its actions. We are deeply concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls. The U.S., the international community and the Afghan government must do everything we can to protect women and girls from inhumane treatment by the Taliban.

“Any political settlement that the Afghans pursue to avert bloodshed must include having women at the table. The fate of women and girls in Afghanistan is critical to the future of Afghanistan. As we strive to assist women, we must recognize that their voices are important, and all must listen to them for solutions, respectful of their culture. There is bipartisan support to assist the women and girls of Afghanistan. One of the successes of U.S.- NATO cooperation in Afghanistan was the progress made by women and girls. We must all continue to work together to ensure that is not eroded.

“Once again, I want to acknowledge the clarity of purpose of President Biden’s statement and the wisdom of his actions. Congress shares the President's concern for Afghans who have assisted U.S. efforts in country, and we passed Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) legislation to provide for their relocation on a strong, bipartisan basis.

“Most of all, we join the President in acknowledging the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families.”


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1 posted on 08/16/2021 5:43:41 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Many recent statements from the DEMs are not going to age well. Sadly, media and tech censorship is likely to reduced the impact of this.


2 posted on 08/16/2021 5:47:59 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: Red Badger

Bagdad Nancy, ignoring facts and truth.


3 posted on 08/16/2021 5:49:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: Red Badger

Nancy Pelosi honestly believes the Taliban can be shamed and manipulated as easily as the RINOs. This alone exposes her utter foolishness.


4 posted on 08/16/2021 5:49:46 AM PDT by Obadiah (Truth is treason in an Empire of lies.)
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To: Red Badger

This caught them completely by surprise. They look like ... well, they look like what they are. The optics of that helicopter over the embassy are just too much. The GOP should be pouncing.


5 posted on 08/16/2021 5:50:17 AM PDT by cdcdawg (#clotshots)
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To: Red Badger

Pelosi, et. al., clearly don’t understand what “Troglodites from Hell” means...


6 posted on 08/16/2021 5:50:45 AM PDT by Does so (The Media is the enemy of the people...Trial lawyers close behind...)
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To: Red Badger

I have never heard the U.S. Speaker of the House issue a more fatuous statement on any occasion as equally big as the events the last 48 hours in Afghanistan.

Pelosi just adds to how ashamed Americans must feel about their leaders.


7 posted on 08/16/2021 5:51:18 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Red Badger

I wish she would drop dead.


8 posted on 08/16/2021 5:52:48 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: cdcdawg

The GOP should be pouncing…….LOL, LOL, LOL, when have the GOP ever pounced on a damn thing WHEN????


9 posted on 08/16/2021 5:53:09 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Red Badger

“The Taliban must know that the world is watching its actions. We are deeply concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls.” Nancy Pelosi

You have to think of these things BEFORE you make a decision to withdraw. Really, at least since 2008, when the rules of engagement became stupid, you had to expect his outcome. That’s 13 years years ago. In those 13 years, they probably should have recruited and trained the women into the Afghan Armed forces, so they could defend themselves. That’s on Trump, Obama, and Joe Biden.

Honestly, I think the staged withdrawal was a missed opportunity. They could have waited until the Taliban were headed to the major cities and destroyed them in the open. Would have been a greatest ‘Faint’ in history. Then again, you have politically correct in charge of the US military and probably the Chinese planning and watching everything.


10 posted on 08/16/2021 5:53:25 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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She’s nuts. No doubt about it. The Taliban relegate women to 3rd class status below dogs. At 10 years old, girls cannot attend school and all women must be fully covered.

These clowns live in the 6th century. Hell, they beat us using weapons designed in 1947!


11 posted on 08/16/2021 5:54:30 AM PDT by DownInFlames (G)
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To: Red Badger

Shut the F up you POS!


12 posted on 08/16/2021 5:56:42 AM PDT by spincaster (i)
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To: Red Badger

Anything that undoes or erases anything President Trump did is good.....no matter how BAD it really is.

This is just one more example of the sheer lunacy of these people.


13 posted on 08/16/2021 5:57:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: DownInFlames

“they beat us using weapons designed in 1947”

Have you seen the video clip of the Taliban holding the bazooka? That’s a WWII weapon for sure....


14 posted on 08/16/2021 6:00:16 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Red Badger

If you want the wrong answer, look to the democrats.


15 posted on 08/16/2021 6:00:40 AM PDT by King_Corey (Buy SILVER and GOLD to hedge against the coming market destruction of FIAT currency)
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To: Red Badger
The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and the actions he has taken.

I stopped reading right there.

The voters who continue to put her in office should be ashamed of themselves (but they won't be) - either that or voter fraud put her in.

Of course, she can issue these statements from the safety of her multi-million dollar walled and guarded estate.

How about going on a "fact finding" mission to Afghanistan right now, Nancy?

16 posted on 08/16/2021 6:06:42 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: cdcdawg

The GOP should be pouncing.

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They don’t know how to pounce. They only know how to whimper and whine.


17 posted on 08/16/2021 6:06:43 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Red Badger

Delusional...


18 posted on 08/16/2021 6:11:44 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

No, demonic.

She knows exactly what she is saying and doing.


19 posted on 08/16/2021 6:15:49 AM PDT by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: Pete Dovgan

“Honestly, I think the staged withdrawal was a missed opportunity. They could have waited until the Taliban were headed to the major cities and destroyed them in the open. Would have been a greatest ‘Faint’ in history. “

Agreed, but we have to keep two possibilities in mind.
One, that those in power want the chaos, or two, that they simply have NO idea what they are doing.
Either, is a sobering thought.

Dear Lord, please guide and strengthen us.
Tatt


20 posted on 08/16/2021 6:16:37 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... (Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
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