Posted on 02/02/2022 6:44:03 AM PST by Red Badger
The White House was left scrambling to cobble together a plan to evacuate Americans and allied Afghans mere hours before the Taliban took control of the war-torn country’s capital last year, leaked documents show.
Notes of an Aug. 14 Situation Room meeting obtained by Axios show Biden administration officials were still discussing and assigning fundamental actions to get thousands of people out of Afghanistan as Taliban forces carried out their final offensive amid the US troop withdrawal.
“State will work to identify as many countries as possible to serve as transit points. Transit points need to be able to accommodate US citizens, Afghan nationals, third country nationals, and other evacuees,” the summary said, then added in bold, “(Action: State, immediately)”
The document added that the US Embassy in Kabul would tell locally employed staff to “begin to register their interest” in relocation to the US and prepare “immediately” for departure.
The document further revealed that the administration was planning to evacuate at least 5,000 individuals from Afghanistan per day and would prioritize US citizens and their family members, followed by US government employees and contractors; embassy staff; Afghan contractors working with the embassy; CIA “priority partners”; and Special Immigrant Visa applicants “who are post-Chief of Mission and have approved I-360 Petitions.”
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That’s what happens when the presidency is run by staffers.
The results paint that picture adequately.
Biden administration wasn’t prepared ....old and tired news
How f-ing incompetant
From the headline: “Biden admin wasn’t prepared”
That covers so much of what is happening. All of their attention and energy is used to cover up the fact that he is senile and incompetent (and incontinent). They aren’t ready for anything at all. Afghanistan totally caught them by surprise as did Omicron. The next thing will do the same. We are in for a rough ride.
That’s what happens when the presidency is run by 25 year olds....................
No ****.
Biden was playing "hero" in getting our troops out...I will do it!!!...and screwed it up royally.
Originally, Biden planned to make 9-11 the big day for withdrawal....obviously a media event to "celebrate" the 20th anniversary of 9-11. Geeeeez....how stupid can you get.
We still don’t know how many were left behind.
I don’t need notes to tell me they weren’t prepared. It was pretty evident from their body of work.
Wasted four years of my life there. I’ll never get those years back. All for nothing and the withdrawal fiasco to ice the cake.
The “Biden” administration?…. Not prepared???
Shirley, you must be joking!..
Yes! And Don’t call me Shirley! That was my Uncle!...............
No one with experience in the real world, doing things. All idealogues.
Funny how quickly it dropped out of the news, huh? It took what? A week at most?
The Biden admin couldn’t run a lemonade stand.
Not kidding, as we all know.
Hopefully, folks with actual intelligence are figuring what will be done, and how painful it will be for leftists, when CW II is completed.
And have no doubt, CW II is no longer a joke line.
Having worked in corporations where the top-level management failed completely, I can tell you what must happen to save the organization. At no time was removing the top-level manager(s) who were the problem possible. One or more lower-level managers must start doing what is necessary to save the organization. Often, the top-level managers will react poorly to this usurpation of authority. Sometimes they are so preoccupied they don’t notice it.
In the case of Biden Inc. I suspect the lower and mid-level ranks have been thinned of effective people already. I wouldn’t have thought so as the larger the organization the longer it takes to make it ineffective.
I honestly believe Brandon doesn’t care either.
It's populated with career bureaucrats that are skilled in covering up, obfuscating, hiding, delaying, minimalizing and misdirecting.
Their willing accomplices in the major media outlets will look aside while they pretend to cover the Administration's huge successes that don't exist.
They are unelected and untouchable. They have the Dems' back as they are Government Union people.
Biden & Co are safe from any possible prosecutions.........
When someone is cheated into the presidency, and unprepared unelected staff are running the country this is the result. Those smug little liberals sitting around drinking wine and saying “how hard can it be?”
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