Posted on 08/16/2021 10:05:37 AM PDT by be-baw
President Biden will address the nation on Monday as more U.S. forces are on their way to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of American personnel and allies.
It will be the first time Biden has spoken publicly since the Taliban moved into Kabul, Afghanistan's capital.
The president, who has been following the crisis overseas from Camp David, is returning to the White House on Monday afternoon. He is planning to address the public from the East Room at 3:45 p.m.
Biden's Choices In Afghanistan Were Complicated. So Is The Fallout He Faces Biden's remarks come as his top allies defend the administration in the face of increasing criticism — from both parties — over how the crisis has unfolded.
Republican lawmakers and some Democrats have criticized the administration's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
"This is President Biden's Saigon moment," House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said Sunday on CBS' Face the Nation, referring to the chaotic departure from Vietnam in 1975. "And, unfortunately, it was very predictable. It seems like many in President Biden's intelligence community got this devastatingly wrong."
Republicans have also criticized Biden for remaining at Camp David, out of public view and away from reporters
On Monday morning, national security adviser Jake Sullivan argued that the United States succeeded in its mission to hold those responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and that remaining in the country was not sustainable.
"Despite the fact that we spent 20 years and tens of billions of dollars to give the best equipment, the best training and the best capacity to the Afghan national security forces, we could not give them the will," Sullivan said on NBC. "And they ultimately decided that they would not fight for Kabul and they would not fight for the country."
The pre released transcript
“My fellow Americans. Today I want to sncerely apologise for the terrible terrible mistake I made. The fault and responsibility is mine and mine alone. I will not pass the buck or blame this person or that agency. This is my responsibility and I’m owning up to it. I truly in my heart thought I was doing the right thing. But I now admit to my mistake on setting the Russian clock incorrectly by 1 hour. I have ordered the Russian clock fixed. Now I’m going back to sleep to let the country slide deeper into hell.
Thank you for being stupid enough to allow me to steal this election.please get your shots before you are incarcerated and wear your masks, becuase only you can prevent forest fires. So help me God except in China. Amen”
Trumps fault. Thank you. No questions.
Our intelligence agencies are not too intelligent. It seems they get a lot wrong.
This is what happens when you have corrupt politicians like Biden taking $$$$ from our enemies with zero consequences from our corrupt justice department. How much help is Joe getting from the Chinese for this?
I had a beautiful flag waving atop a flagpole in my front yard.
It came down yesterday.
He’ll spin it as while it’s a difficult situation, it would have been far worse with Trump handling it.
If he says underestimated the Taliban than the first question the media needs to ask is who is getting fired.
FWIW, the “intelligence community” warned Biden that a quick takeover was possible, but Biden chose not to accept that possibility. I’m sorry, but I can’t remember who in intelligence made that claim, but it was yesterday.
Must demand Milly resign he should have put a stop to this, where are the whistleblowers that heard the briefs that said don’t do this now ?
No one’s son or daughter should be asked to go back to Afghanistan to fix this disaster. I’m tired of seeing sincere young soldiers die or be maimed because of the stupidity of old pathetic narcissists.
Republicans need to demand resignation of Jake Sullivan, how the hell could he let Mr. Incompetent do this, unless of course this is all part of the grand plan. The Taliban now controls U.S. weapons which will be used to kill US citizens, thanks BIDEN.
Time to disband and start over they are nothing but Democrat political tools.
Watching replay of Washington Journal on Cspan. Played clip of Liz CHeney blaming Trump and Pompeo for Afghanistan failure. Sheez what a beotch!
Taliban has "taken over the civilian side of the Kabul airport
Biden Is Returning To The White House To Give An Address On Afghanistan
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Taliban Is Returning To The White House To Give An Address On Afghanistan
Not ready for prime-time Joe.
LOL! Good one
Should be interesting hearing Biden take questions from the media (/s)
I hope they change his diapers and wipe the pudding off his chin.
He’ll do the usual Democrat thing, deny reality, blame it on a Republican, and a supine and complicit Media will pretend that they believe him.
No one could have known how irresponsible the Afghan soldiers would turn out to be. He has a heavy heart. And he’s off the stage, taking no questions......
baloney they should have been prepared for all possibilities and this one was easily possible..history repeats itself
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