Posted on 08/26/2021 3:49:30 PM PDT by Kaslin
The day 12 American service members and an unknown number of Afghans were killed by suicide bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, President Joe Biden was 25 minutes late to address the nation in a roaming speech marked with labored breathing and a few choked-up moments.
Biden said he's "outraged as well as heartbroken" after "ISIS-K took the lives of service members standing guard at the airport" in Kabul Thursday.
The President, though, had extended the deadline negotiated by Trump. And his failure to successfully or safely bring the United States out of Afghanistan is squarely the fault of President Biden.
"These American service members who gave their lives" in Kabul "were heroes," Biden said. "Heroes who've been engaged in the dangerous, selfless mission to save the lives of others." The dangerous mission is, of course, the result of the Biden administration's misreading of intelligence that led the world to watch Afghanistan fall to the Taliban in a matter of days.
Biden delivered a message to those who carried out Thursday's suicide attacks as well as others who may wish America harm: "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," Biden said, refusing to give specifics about when, where, or how those responsible would be made to pay other than that the United States would strike ISIS-K leadership, assets, and facilities. It's a departure from the President's promise last week that "any attack on our forces or disruption of our operations at the airport will be met with a swift and forceful response."
As the Biden administration has said, they had intelligence of impending ISIS-K attacks on HKIA for days — so why weren't the group's leaders, assets, or facilities attacked before? Instead of striking ISIS-K previously, Biden's plan has been partially reliant on the Taliban checkpoints around the airport to deter or detect ISIS-K suicide bombers.
In his remarks, the President also touted his administration's talking points on how many individuals have been airlifted so far while offering a vague commitment to "complete our mission" in Afghanistan — set to end by the Taliban's August 31 deadline — that is not on track to get every American out of the country before the U.S. military withdraws from Hamid Karzai International Airport.
Again without specifics, Biden promised that the United States will "find any American who wishes to get out of Afghanistan" and "get them out" after the military has withdrawn without any explanation for how such missions will be carried out after a U.S. departure. And despite his administration's claims that every American who wants to get out of Afghanistan would be evacuated, Biden stated that a war has not ended with a "guarantee that everyone who wanted to be extracted...would get out."
Following his remarks, Biden again pulled out a preapproved list of reporters he "was instructed to call on" before attempting to again blame former President Trump for his deadly handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal after eventually calling on Fox News' Peter Doocy.
He was so obviously medicated.
These American service members who gave their lives” in Kabul “were heroes,” HEROS YOU HUNG OUT TO DRY DELIBERATLEY, YOU SHOULD BE IMPEACHED!
I figured out what “make you pay” really means.
Bidet is going to bomb the funeral of the suicide bombers.
That will show them!
I just saw him on Fox saying “We will hunt you down”. Um, did anyone tell Joe that suicide bombers usually die after blowing themselves up? So what is he hunting down? Body parts?
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How many have died because of Biden’s Kill List?
I was watching on warroom Pandemic, so i saw when they cut directly to Biden after he was 30 minutes late and i don’t believe i missed it but maybe i did, but i recall Biden giving sympathy for “afghans that helped us” but i didn’t hear anything specifically directed to the 12 US military that lost their lives. Anyone have a video link so i can rewatch this? Thanks.
We should target the ISIS, Taliban and Al Queda leadership and their families. No Mercy.
He had to perfect that intimidating stare and menacing tone for his remarks.
And we're all still rolling on the floor laughing at him, ISIS included!
“We’ll hunt you down.”
Don’t make me laugh Joe Coward.
Xiden is the SPOTUS. Sock Puppet Of The United States. Greatest oxygen thief I’ve ever seen.
"Kaboom...uh, Kabul."
Impossible to turn away.
Who’s afraid of this dweeb? Nobody!
I thought it was the first coherent speech in months.
He’s going to track them down. Like OJ tracked down the murderer of his ex and Ron Goldman.
Biden looks old, worn out and beat up. The media is going to handle him with kids gloves. The heck with the future of the country.
Blaming trump now who would have thought that
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