Posted on 08/14/2021 4:53:01 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA
By the middle of the week, as cities across Afghanistan were falling like dominoes to the Taliban and U.S. diplomats appeared increasingly at risk, President Biden’s plan for an orderly end to the United States’ longest war was quickly falling apart.
On Wednesday evening, Biden convened his top advisers to assess the ominous turn of events. One by one, in the cramped Situation Room in the White House basement, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the administration’s options for ensuring the security of U.S. personnel. Biden asked them to return with recommendations.
When the aides reconvened early the next morning, things had gotten worse. The Taliban was taking control of more and more of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals, most of them seized without a major fight, and the militants were bearing down on Kabul, the national capital. After being briefed by Sullivan and Austin, Biden gave the order to activate a plan deploying troops to secure the Kabul airport and create an evacuation route for Americans on the ground.
Blinken called Kabul, where the U.S. Embassy’s top diplomat was already presiding over packing and document destruction, and told him most embassy personnel would move to the airport. At U.S. Central Command in Tampa, military leaders ordered intensified airstrikes on militants driving toward Kabul, hoping to slow their advance as U.S. personnel and their allies scrambled to get out.
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They must be getting ready to remove him under the 25th
Wednesday means cherry Jell-o. Sleepy46's favorite.
Orderly??? It was like a freaking MASH 4077 bug-out. Minus Col. Potter on his horse. In this case the horse’s arse stayed in the White House.
Long article—worth a read though there is the usual Trump bashing in there...
Bottom line—all political and military “experts” thought in linear terms while the real world is unfolding in exponential (chaos theory) form.
These idiots keep making the same mistakes over and over and over again....
We do not live in a linear world...
Also, all units must screen out any "extremists" in their ranks. We can't have any extremists fighting extremists. That just would not do.
John Kerry needs to rush to the scene and negotiate!
The Tale of Brave Sir Robinette:
When the Taliban reared its ugly head
He bravely turned his tail and fled
Yes Brave Sir Robinette turned about
And gallantly he chickened out bravely taking to his feet
Just order a ‘Gay Training’ stand down …
I’ll bet Austin, Gen. Milley and the rest of those stooges are pissed that their diversity, inclusion, equity and white supremacy seminars are being interfered with.
What a fluckup. This man is insane. Can’t everybody see it? Party switches up tomorrow?
War Pig Cheney also had a hand on it with her TDS.
Great post!
#4 - Excellent. Thank you.
Why did he wait to evacuate the embassy? Remember Bengazi!
It’s a colossal CF and the criticism is flowing everywhere.
Why did he wait to evacuate the embassy? Remember Bengazi!
Does he have enough medals to throw at the Talibán?
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