Posted on 08/16/2021 3:15:53 PM PDT by Hojczyk
President Joe Biden cut his trip to Camp David short and returned to the
White House Monday to deliver remarks on Afghanistan
He defended his decision to bring home U.S. troops despite the Taliban's rapid capture of Kabul
But he admitted that the rapid collapse unfolded much faster than anyone expected
'So what's happened? Afghanistan's political leaders gave up and fled the country,' he said
But critics said it was not the decision to leave, but the manner of the abrupt departure that caused chaos
Biden was originally supposed to stay at Camp David until Wednesday as part of an August vacation
The trip triggered criticism that the commander was out of sight as
Afghanistan crumbled into chaos
He returned to the presidential retreat immediately after delivering his speech
It was the first time the president had spoken publicly about the unfolding crisis in six days. He was forced to return from Camp David amid hostile headlines about his absence from Washington while Americans were being rescued from Kabul airport.
He admitted missteps during the past two decades and described the chaos at Kabul airport, where throngs of Afghans are desperately seeking escape, as 'gut wrenching.'
'I am president of the United States of America,' he said. 'And the buck stops with me.'
But only up to a point. He said the blame for such a rapid disintegration lay not with him, but his predecessor as president and Afghanistan's leaders.
'The truth is - this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated,' he said, his eyes narrow.
'So what's happened? Afghanistan's political leaders gave up and fled the country.
'The Afghan military collapsed, sometimes without trying to fight.'
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To read it and walk away means NOTHING
He gave the media their marching orders—blame the fiasco on Trump.
Exactly as I predicted.
And in a brave show of support for the people in Kabul, Biden jumped in a helicopter to get to his jet to go and hide at Camp David.
The mediots were props.
He’s the HERO now (in what’s left of his cognitive state of affairs). He’s large and in charge of the mess that others have left for him. He’s the “big guy” who took the bull by the horns and has it all figured out./s
-PJ
Well, he’s given the media their talking point (blame it on Trump) and he’s not taking questions, so not it’s time for more Covid hysteria and Black Live Matter.
What a cowardly piece of rat scum this bastard is. And then he goes back on vacation. He’s gotta go, NOW, along with Ms.Spreadherlegs. We won’t survive 4 years of this nonsense.
And they will repeat it endlessly and the low IQs will take it as fact. Afghanistan isn’t the only country occupied by enemy forces.
LOTS of BUCKS have ‘stopped with me” in Biden’s life for over 47 years in politics.
Welcome President Herris in 5...4...3...2...
This man is and always has been a joke.
Biden is a bigger FRAUD than Obama.
“The buck stops with me.”
He’s getting a cut of the ransom money we paid the Taliban.
HArris, I mean...
Now it’s back to Spending Bills that don’t include the Military
Harris does not want this. She’d be a disaster and she knows it
She is so faraway from this.
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