Posted on 02/11/2022 1:37:13 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
President Biden on Thursday said he rejected the findings of an Army investigative report in which military officials reportedly criticized Biden administration officials for failing to grasp the situation in Afghanistan as U.S. forces withdrew.
Asked about the report during an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on Thursday, Biden said that it didn’t square with his impression of the administration's handling of the withdrawal.
“No, that’s not that I was told,” Biden said when asked if the details of the investigation, which was reported by The Washington Post, rang true to him. “There was no good time to get out, but if we had not gotten out, they acknowledged we would have had to put a hell of a lot more troops back in.” ADVERTISEMENT
Asked if he was rejecting the findings of the report, Biden replied, “Yes, I am.”
“I am rejecting them,” he said.
The Post reported earlier this week that the Army report stretches thousands of pages and contains sworn testimony from commanders involved in the withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer.
According to The Post, military officials quoted in the document accused White House and State Department officials of not recognizing the swift advance of the Taliban as U.S. forces withdrew from the country. It reportedly points to disagreements over how to handle the evacuation of Americans and at-risk Afghans.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan was a low point for Biden in his first year in office. While a majority of Americans support withdrawing from the country, the chaotic nature of the U.S. military exit spawned criticism from Republicans and Democrats of the administration’s handling of it.
Biden has firmly defended his decision to withdraw, saying that remaining in Afghanistan would have cost more American lives and forced the U.S. to commit more forces to fight off the Taliban.
Asked about the Army report earlier this week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki insisted the administration was prepared for “a range of contingencies,” but noted that U.S. officials did not anticipate Afghanistan falling to the Taliban as quickly as it did.
“There was a range of contingency planning that was done in close coordination by all of the players on the national security team at the time to prepare for a range of options and a range of outcomes,” Psaki said.
The results of the withdrawal speak for themselves. Ain’t no walkin’ that one back Joey.
GOOD answer Brandon! That oughtta knock you down another point or 3 in the approval polls. Good God...it was just what...last August that he assured America that the Taliban were in no position to control Afghanistan! Even half brained democrats remember that sht! Why is this man still in office???
F-you dementia Joe.
Well, we already know what Article I will address (southern border). Now we have the contents of Article II.
Great just great.
The only warfighting tactic left us is a circular fireing squad.
Check this out:
What happened to Stalin’s double?
https://www.rbth.com/history/333286-what-happened-stalins-double
(Spoiler alert: Stalin’s double gets blown up with a road bomb.)
Oops! My mistake. Stalin’s double was NOT blown up but lived to old age.
Malice in Blunderland…
He prays to the devil everyday that he has a Dem/RINO HOR and Senate keeping from getting impeached due to his friggn policies (those of his puppet masters).
With the Dem/RINO HOR & Senate he can do and get away with whatever his handlers are feeding into his ear mic.
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