Posted on 08/16/2021 9:09:28 AM PDT by Magnatron
After four years of Donald Trump's incompetence in, well, everything, the Biden argument was that the country badly needed a steady hand on the tiller -- someone who had been there and done that. Someone who didn't need training to do the job. Someone who was exactly the opposite of the guy currently in office.
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Seven months into his first term, however, Biden is faced with nothing short of a crisis of that competence, beset on a number of fronts with developments that it appears all of his experience and know-how didn't prevent.
The glaring example is, of course, the rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in the wake of Biden's decision to pull American troops out of the country.
In announcing the end of the American military commitment in Afghanistan just over a month ago, Biden had proclaimed that "there's going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States in Afghanistan." Except that over the weekend, images were beamed back to the United States of helicopters airlifting people from the parking lot of the US Embassy in Kabul. And on Monday morning came even more devastating images: Afghans clinging to an American plane as it took off from the country.
The overwhelming message? The situation was totally and completely out of control -- and neither Biden nor his top foreign policy advisers could stop it. While the crisis in Afghanistan is front and center in this reexamining of Biden's competence argument, it's far from the only data point in that conversation.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
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I doubt he has another full week.
“My fellow Americans. Today I speak to you on the ongoing crisis in...in...you know, the thing...Afghanistan. They gave me a map and a globe at Camp David this weekend and I found out that Afghanistan is right next to Pakistan! And also Turkmenistan. Lots of Stans in that part of the world, haha. But anyway, I got on the phone and called that Taliban leader and told him if you burn down our embassy, you’re not getting the billion dollars. Forget it! And we’re going to have an orderly evacuation, not like that Saigon thing under a previous GOP administration. If a couple of desperate people want to hang on to our military jets, that’s their problem. Too bad. Come on, man! People need to get in line and wait their turn!
So here’s the deal. We’re ready to work with the Taliban. The Republicans aren’t, they’re beholden to Trump. We’re taking the high ground here! So on that note, enjoy the rest of your August vacations before the kids have to go back to school all masked up. Get vaccinated, and if necessary get additional boosters. We’re all in this together!”
“Biden trying to figure out a way to pin it on Harris.”
A rumor earlier said the tried to push Harris to address the country and she was screaming they can’t put that shite on her.
Is it true? No idea but it sounds like Mistress Kamala.
There will be a Live Thread here when Pedo Joe does address the nation.
I’m going to propose a drinking game. Every time Xoe Biden blames Trump - take a drink.
And see if we all don’t get blotto in 5 minutes.
Blame the Black Chick
Is CNN talking about the 'chaos' caused by riots in blue state cities run by democrat mayors who wanted the chaos to be blamed on Trump? CNN is getting a small clue about Biden - but it's overshadowed by their usual knee jerk blindness... Really CNN, the BLM,Antifa riots were staged and funded by the left.
Pelosi to Biden hold my gin and designer ice cream cone
If they want Harris to address the nation then Biden is in really bad shape
OR
Trying to pin fallout on her
Or both
After 4 years of peace breaking out in the middle east the complex need their fix.
Bidet may want to spread the blame around a little—if he goes “the b*&^ set me up” that is worth two drinks!
Orange Man very bad. Demented old geezer Biden kind of bad too.
“After four years of Donald Trump’s incompetence in, well, everything”
And to compare that to Biden’s ‘steady hand on the tiller’ is verging on the absurd.
The opening sentence was 100% snark and devoid of factual basis.
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Biden thinks with his hair plugs.
Biden’s Afghanistan
WRONG!
A crisis goes away.
Joe’s incompetence is permanent.
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