Posted on 08/22/2021 8:47:47 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In this installment of their weekly Sunday Six conversation, PF Whalen and Parker Beauregard of The Blue State Conservative examine the six most troubling consequences resulting from the disastrous decision by President Joe Biden to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan.
#6: The humanitarian impact for the Afghan people is truly heartbreaking.
PF: Before we get to the sickening ramifications of Biden’s fiasco, it’s worth asking the question: Why? Why did he make this decision? It’s all about politics. Biden bailed on Afghanistan to satisfy his far-left base, and nothing more. We haven’t had a single combat death in over eighteen months, and the $40 billion annually we’ve been spending there is a drop in the bucket for free-spending Joe. The status quo we had established in Afghanistan up until a few weeks ago was both sustainable and reasonable. This is one of the worst unforced errors by an American president that we’ve ever witnessed.
We’ve all seen the pictures and videos of Afghans hanging for dear life, quite literally, from American military planes departing from the airport in Kabul. But the images of some of those same people falling to their deaths in midair from thousands of feet have been less publicized, and rightfully so. They’re utterly horrifying.
I’m old enough to remember our 1975 evacuation of personnel from Saigon, with desperate Vietnamese civilians clinging to our helicopters on the Embassy rooftop. Biden has insisted that the current situation in Kabul doesn’t compare to Saigon, and he’s correct. What’s happening in Kabul is worse; much worse.
What’s even more troubling than what we’ve seen in images such as these is what we’re not seeing. Any Afghan citizen who has been anti-Taliban, or simply pro-liberty, and is unable to make it out of the country is doomed, which is why we’re seeing them choose to take their chances clutching to landing gear as aircraft take off rather than face what awaits them.
“That was 4 or 5 days ago!” - Creepy Pedo Joe
“The humanitarian impact for the Afghan people is truly heartbreaking.”
I suppose, but it’s not like Afghanistan has ever done the world any favors.
The United States’ tawdry, hopelessly mishandled withdrawal matters to the entire Western community because it has grim humanitarian consequences, Islamists have gained a base of operations and our global competitors are emboldened.
Dumbkirk Biden!:
We had 20 years of Special Operations people and military air fighting in this country, and it fell apart in just several days.
We need to take a hard look at our military and our strategy.
It fell apart because Biden eliminated their air support.
It took away their eyes and ears and everything they had trained for.
Also, the hundreds of millions of dollars we were paying the soldiers was being stolen by the Government/Generals, etc. They stopped getting paid. Taliban was paying for the lists of SIV’s with the known pull out of US.
“Dumkirk”...an absolutely perfect one-word description of the fiasco of this administration. Needs to be spread everywhere.
Rings a bell of certainty with many of us.
Dumbkirk Biden!:
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