Posted on 09/01/2021 6:37:50 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of or prepared for the immediate danger of the entire country falling to insurgents, a transcript reviewed by Reuters shows.
The men spoke for roughly 14 minutes on July 23. On August 15, Ghani fled the presidential palace, and the Taliban entered Kabul.
Reuters reviewed a transcript of the presidential phone call and has listened to the audio to authenticate the conversation. The materials were provided on condition of anonymity by a source who was not authorized to distribute it.
In the call, Biden offered aid if Ghani could publicly project he had a plan to control the spiraling situation in Afghanistan.
In much of the call, Biden focused on what he called the Afghan government’s “perception” problem. “I need not tell you the perception around the world and in parts of Afghanistan, I believe, is that things are not going well in terms of the fight against the Taliban,” Biden said. “And there is a need, whether it is true or not, there is a need to project a different picture.”
Biden told Ghani that if Afghanistan’s prominent political figures were to give a press conference together, backing a new military strategy, “that will change perception, and that will change an awful lot I think.”
The American leader’s words indicated he didn’t anticipate the massive insurrection and collapse to come 23 days later. “We are going to continue to fight hard, diplomatically, politically, economically, to make sure your government not only survives, but is sustained and grows,” said Biden.
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Release the transcript, like Trump did.
The regime will crucify old Joe in time. First they will pile all the sins of the regime, including the Afghan debacle, upon his head. Joe’s always been a throwaway, why utilize his demise for their own benefit?
“The men spoke for roughly 14 minutes on July 23.”
The US couldn’t win the war in Afghanistan in 20 years but Joe thinks he’s gonna solve his problems over there in a 14 minute phone call.
As Ghani, I’m sure, said to Biden...”I hate to hurry our conversation Mr President, but I have a heavily loaded helicopter to catch.”
Joe’s last words to him were, “I want my 10%!”
The PERFECT phone call………..
Finally, after 8 months of Uber disaster, we have an impeachable offense! File the writ of impeachment now!
THIS is the ‘blue dress’...!
“Joe’s always been a throwaway, why utilize his demise for their own benefit?”
Even worse...I fear the Deep State is plotting something more sinister. I’m a afraid they’ll have Joe taken out, run Heels up the flagpole, declare martial law, and come after people’s guns.
I so hope I’m wrong.
Don’t be so sure!
Reuters covered this the other day, glad to see other “mainstream” news outlets picking it up and disseminating it.
Did the “Big Guy” still get his 10 percent?
Whoever Harris picks for her VP is the one that they really wanted to be president. Harris, too, is disposable for their purposes.
I’ve had that same nightmare. Just blame MAGA maniacs. Have a big Wellstone funeral/Nuremberg naziish shindig and proceed to arrest you, me, everyone here.
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