Posted on 08/20/2021 1:00:20 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Joe Biden sought Friday to reassure the United States on the dramatic evacuation from Afghanistan, promising no Americans would be abandoned in one of the "most difficult" airlifts in history.
Widely criticized over the chaotic and dangerous exit after a sudden Taliban victory, Biden warned that the frantic effort to fly Americans, other foreigners and Afghan allies out of Taliban-occupied Kabul was dangerous.
"This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history," Biden said in a televised address from the White House. "I cannot promise what the final outcome will be."
He also said the United States was "committed" to rescuing Afghans who had worked alongside US forces against the Taliban and who now fear retribution.
On the world stage, Biden rejected the notion that the military debacle, in which the US-trained Afghan army imploded and allowed the Taliban to take over almost without a fight, was hurting Washington's credibility.
"I have seen no question of credibility from our allies around the world," Biden said.
Critics are attacking Biden not just for being caught unaware by the rapidity of the Taliban takeover but his relatively low profile.
When the Taliban were pouring into Kabul, Biden remained at the Camp David presidential retreat, invisible except for a single official photo where he appeared alone at a table in front of a video monitor, wearing a polo shirt.
The Pentagon and State Department are in charge of giving detailed, daily press conferences, where the focus on logistical details helps polish the administration's tarnished claims to competency.
By contrast, Biden's usually omnipresent press secretary, Jen Psaki, has held only one briefing this week.
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What a pile of Biden.
Berlin Airlift and the ‘73 resupply of Israel were way bigger than this.
Biden turned what could have been a very simple event into the biggest DNC blunder since Jimmy Carter and the hostages.
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Made difficult by his own bumbling and incompetence. When you fail to plan you plan to fail.
BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN you pathetic, lying jackass.
Looks like the plan is to keep giving speeches until it is fixed. Maybe he should have more people standing behind him. Is the WH janitor available?
Biden, The face-plant _resident...
He will leave no sniff-able US Citizens behind.
Squinty eyed senile old Joe is up to his neck in it now.
FUBAR is the word of the day
I don’t know which was worse, listening to Biden, listening to him correct himself about things that weren’t so true, or the reaction of Kamala, and throughout the entire episode the face of Blinkin’ with his eyebrows on full tilt as though he was thinking, ‘Oh God, how can this get any worse...” throughout the entire speech.
Once again, he confuses the Sec Def and starts to call him General,... Oh that’s right, he’s not a General, he’s the Secretary over there at the thing.,...
“I have seen no question of credibility from our allies around the world,” Biden said.
Cause ya haven’t talked to them ya lieing sack of snail slime! Ya fookin walking advertisement fer planned parenthood!
Can anyone say with ANY certainty that the doctor didn’t throw away the baby and keep the after birth the day Joe Biden was born?
Anyone?
Buehler?
Joe Biden's Credibility!
He might be alright.
Well probably not now.
When their stunned disbelief at what you've done, haven't done and the dumb things you've said wears off I'm sure they will think of something to say, Joetato.
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