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Joe Biden Admits Afghanistan Collapse Happened ‘More Quickly’ than He Expected
Breitbart ^ | 08/16/2021 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 08/16/2021 1:58:14 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

President Joe Biden finally publicly addressed the nation regarding the shocking fall of Afghanistan on Monday.

“The truth is this did unfold more quickly than anticipated,” Biden said during his speech at the White House.

Biden said he was willing to accept criticism for his decision, which he defended as the “right” course of action.

“I am president of the United States and the buck stops with me,” he said. “I’m deeply saddened by the facts we now face but I do not regret my decision to end America’s warfighting in Afghanistan.”

Biden began his speech by narrowing the goals in Afghanistan on counter-terrorism, noting that nation-building was never an achievable goal.

“Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation-building, it was never supposed to be to build a unified, centralized democracy,” he said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: admits; afghanistan; biden; collapse; joebiden; unexpected
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It was nation building you moron.
1 posted on 08/16/2021 1:58:14 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Unexpected!

*Drink*


2 posted on 08/16/2021 1:58:57 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yeah, 90 some odd hours is pretty quick.....


3 posted on 08/16/2021 1:59:51 PM PDT by Tzimisce ( )
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4 posted on 08/16/2021 2:00:30 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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Joe Biden Admits Afghanistan Collapse Happened ‘More Quickly’ than He Expected

That's not saying anything. A snail can move more quickly than Dementiajoe expected.

5 posted on 08/16/2021 2:00:44 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: ChicagoConservative27

And he gave the greatest gift every terrorist nation can celebrate forever. He announce his surrendered for 9-11-2021. That will forever be on the Islamic calendar.


6 posted on 08/16/2021 2:01:30 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: dfwgator

“Transient”


7 posted on 08/16/2021 2:01:41 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

what a fool. I am hopeful he gets lots of heat from this. Since I don’t watch news on TV, my only source is FR, so I’m not quite up to date on the clusterf*ck in Afghanistan today,


8 posted on 08/16/2021 2:01:46 PM PDT by hoe_cake
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To: Tzimisce

Just long enough to get a relaxing weekend vacation at Camp David.


9 posted on 08/16/2021 2:02:03 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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I wonder how many afghans will be coming across the Mexican border to join those flown in by biden?


10 posted on 08/16/2021 2:03:08 PM PDT by Texas resident (Silver alert: There is a guy running around DC claiming he is the President.)
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I am president of the United States and the buck stops with me

Yeah, we know...10% to the big guy

11 posted on 08/16/2021 2:04:52 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: dfwgator

Then why didn’t you and Obozo do something from 2009-16?


12 posted on 08/16/2021 2:05:23 PM PDT by Browns Ultra Fan (ua)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He heard evacuate and ran for the crapper.


13 posted on 08/16/2021 2:05:48 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: hoe_cake

Quick perusal seems to indicate the networks were not impressed with the speech.


14 posted on 08/16/2021 2:06:40 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Browns Ultra Fan

They did..they gave Iran a pallet full of money.
And bombed Lybia?


15 posted on 08/16/2021 2:08:45 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: Browns Ultra Fan

Appoint Obama Grand Caliph of Afghanistan!


16 posted on 08/16/2021 2:10:06 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Show the video of the jet taking off from Kabul and then show a video of AF1 heading back to Camp David.


17 posted on 08/16/2021 2:10:26 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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” more quickly than he expected “

That was the understatement of the decade.


18 posted on 08/16/2021 2:18:19 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No decent President would go to Camp David at this time. Reminds me of Obama going to Vegas while Benghazi was going down.


19 posted on 08/16/2021 2:18:30 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Wait till next week when all the women are wearing Burqas, when girls are no longer allowed in school, when 8 year old become “brides”.


20 posted on 08/16/2021 2:20:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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