Posted on 08/20/2021 2:36:23 PM PDT by Mariner
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed reports that Americans trying to reach the airport to leave Afghanistan are being beaten and called it "unacceptable" just moments after President Joe Biden said he didn't know of any Americans being blocked.
"We know of no circumstance where American citizens are - carrying an American passport are trying to get through to the airport," Biden said in Friday remarks on the US' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
But Biden's claim was almost immediately refuted by his own defense secretary in a briefing with members of Congress, Politico reported.
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Just what we need now grown men in a position to do something finger pointing.
Austin prolly deciding not to take too many arrows for Biden, who could succumb to “health problems” at any time given the frailty of his condition.
Lloyd Austin says “Mr. President, I’m sorry, but that’s just one White Lie too far. I can’t go there! What do you think the Taliban would be doing to an American right now, playing a card game of Old Maid? Torture; it’s what they do!”
Consequences of letting them throw away the key on our Jan6 prisoners treated Guantanamo style.
This always was an Obama Marxist fantasy.
Biden is the scapegoat and he doesn’t even know it.
And first video on youtube of an American being beaten or killed will bring a firestorm to DC.
As an aside, this is the first time I noticed the Space Force Flag. It is a good thing. Thanks Ptesident Trump. Xiden probably doesn’t even notice that it is there.
President Retard was just sure today was Wednesday or was that yesterday?
General Austin should know better. He was in charge of the drawdown in Iraq. He knows what is involved. The question is, was Austin so busy doing crap with the military that had zero to do with killing and breaking things. Was he being woke with Milley & Company?
Regardless, he is SecDef. The responsibility falls on his shoulders to do the right things. The right things was not done. In a way, if he is being subordinate now, it is to save his own ass. That shows a lack of character.
A buck private who loses his rifle is punished more than woke generals that lose a war.
So the real headline is: “Austin Says ‘You will not pin this shit on me!’”
The democrat party is the taliban of the weat. I suggest we treat any democrat the same as one would treat a member of the taliban.
My question is if the Taliban already have blue check accounts?
C'mon, Man! Wednesday was 4 or 5 days ago!
Affirmative Action types never stand up and take responsibility for their numerous clusterf^%#$.
Wonder if paranoia is setting in.
They know that their colleagues all play dirty.
They know the length they will go to set someone up.
They don’t want to be the next scaregoat.
“Wonder if paranoia is setting in.”
That’s why nobody in the white house has anything to say.
They are terrified. All of them.
OK, Lloyd, what are you going to do about it?
Would you happen to know anybody who can get them out, Mr. SecDef?
Lose a war and a couple hundred Blackhawks, some biometrics gear, some humvees, a few thousand Americans, etc etc etc.
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