Posted on 08/24/2021 2:42:09 AM PDT by blueplum
The emergency meeting of G7 nations on Tuesday – called by Boris Johnson as this year’s chair of the G7 – is in essence a gathering of the vanquished but faces a threefold agenda: how to ensure as many Afghans as possible can leave Kabul, and whether the US is prepared to stay beyond the original 31 August deadline for the withdrawal of all US forces; how a resettlement programme can be coordinated for the medium term; and finally, how to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government, including by threatening sanctions or withholding recognition.
But each country will bring its own concerns and an ugly postmortem on Joe Biden’s handling of the crisis cannot be ruled out.
France In the Élysée Palace’s account of a call between Biden and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, released on Friday, but excised in the White House account, Macron described the mission to evacuate allies as a “moral responsibility” and told Biden: “We cannot abandon them.” ...
Italy Gen Claudio Graziano, the president of the EU military committee and ex-chief of the Italian defence staff, said: “... It is certainly not the end of Nato, as some analysts have written, but it is clear that the Alliance must be rethought.”...
Germany Merkel...working the phones to persuade countries neighbouring Afghanistan, such as Pakistan and Tajikistan, to act as clearing houses for refugees. But despite the offers of cash, she is meeting resistance.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
NATO is not a happy camper.
Oh. A meeting? Yes. That should help.
The Third Reich? Imperial Japan? The world can face these enemies and come out on top.
A crazy death cult in Afghanistan that wants to live in the 7th century? OK. The world just got its ass kicked.
World leaders realized they screwed up ousting Trump for Biden.
Exactly!!! “We need to talk about Joe”.
It should go back to being G-8....and include Russia.
Downing Street of course issued a formal denial but Boris was overheard yelling something to that effect during the 36 hours Biden refused to return Johnson’s frantic phone calls
.... how to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government ....
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Women, gays .... how about a few transgenders to round out the inclusiveness & maybe a comedian or two? Since the Taliban act like rabid animals, this should all “end well”, right? /S
They'll never admit it tho'. In fact the globalists will kill them if they do.
poppies
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