Posted on 08/14/2021 3:21:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
President Biden on Saturday authorized the deployment of 5,000 troops to Afghanistan amid a U.S. pullout that has emboldened the Taliban to take over multiple cities.
"I have authorized the deployment of approximately 5,000 US troops to make sure we can have an orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel and other allied personnel and an orderly and safe evacuation of Afghans who helped our troops during our mission and those at special risk from the Taliban advance," Biden said in a statement.
“I have ordered our armed forces and our intelligence community to ensure that we will maintain the capability and the vigilance to address future terrorist threats from Afghanistan," he said.
Biden on Saturday warned the Taliban that any actions that put U.S. personnel at risk "will be met with a swift and strong US military response."
The United States will, at the same time, pursue a political settlement to the bloodshed, he said.
Ambassador Tracey Jacobson has been placed in charge of the U.S. effort to relocate Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other Afghan allies, the president said.
"Our hearts go out to the brave Afghan men and women who are now at risk," he said. "We are working to evacuate thousands of those who helped our cause and their families."
The president's actions came as the Taliban captured Mazar-e-Sharif, a key city in the north of Afghanistan.
The first American troops began what the Pentagon described as a limited mission to evacuate American embassy workers.
Heckuva job, Biden - you’ve completely obliterated 20 years of blood and national treasure
So lets see our small number of troops are surrounded by 20,000 Taliban who are heavily armed with the US weapons that they took possession of. As Biden just left them behind. I have heard that it could be a blood bath for our troops and those from Britain. Does anyone think that this would have happened under Trump?
Orderly and safe drawdown????…so that is what it is called?…..complete collapse and rout….
and a effing moron.
Whomever is puling the strings for Biden is the one authorizing the troop buildup, not Biden. He is so senile he cannot find his butt with both hands.
Yet the news media keeps saying..”Biden Authorizes troops blah blah blah!”
Jason Brodsky
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Extraordinary scenes of #Afghanistan’s military fleeing to #Iran with advanced equipment, likely supplied by US. Iran’s defense industries will want to get their hands on that equipment
Good job Joe, we literally just gave Iran our weapons
And now you see why the “deep state” loves Biden.
I’m getting some news on this. 3,000 from the 82nd are in country + 1,000 other were already on the ground, mostly Marines, some of which arrived yesterday. There are others from the 82nd boarding planes as I write this. I will not disclose their current location, but it is not Kuwait as previous reported, and the number aligns to the current news.
If we had a commander in chief and flag officers of the type we should have it would end with 20,000 dead Taliban.
so much news flying out of there (no pun intended) it’s tough to tell what exactly is true... but it appears the Taliban may already in the city.. if that’s the case.. Kabul falls within 24 hours. Biden’s troops will show up to a fight that’s already happened.
Epic failure coming up, folks.
Biden: “Wait a minute, we withdrew? Are you sure?”
so 4k in Kabul at present?
Where’s Baghdad Bob when you need him?
I’m surprised Rivera is broadcasting our exact movements.
I'm just shocked that our diversity didn't win. I though diversity was our strength. How did their non-diversity beat our diversity?— Big Dada Amin (@BigDadaAmin) August 14, 2021
I reckon we need about 25,000 to do the job right.
Biden authorizes 5,000 troops for Afghanistan amid Taliban advanceOnly the troops, AKA Cannon fodder, singled out as "conservatives" I'm sure.
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