Taliban Taking Over Afghanistan - Does anyone care?

[VolStrom]

End of presser....I don't take question.

At least he writes his own speeches, did you notice how he didn't read from the teleprompter?

 

[Vol737]

Trump made the deal. Thats a fact.

And this admin could have easily restructured it to ensure something like this didn’t happen once they were getting plenty of intel reports pointing to this. They chose stupid, not pragmatism.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

"the buck stops with me"

Yet he still is not addressing the actual issue of leaving our citizens unprotected and weaponry to our enemies.

Biden intentionally ignored the issue of his U.S. withdrawal and its aftermath. Refused to take one single question from the media.

His speech changed nothing.

 

[RikidyBones]

Who were the 10.7% that strongly approved?

The Taliban

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Malarky, we was perfectly fine going back on numerous deal Trump brokered.

Can't blame him for not wanting to break a deal with terrorists. Its time to get out. Get everyone out who wants out and if they **** with us they get nuked into oblivion.

 

[Sin City Vol]

Uzbekistan’s Air Defense Forces Shoot Down Afghan Military Jet

Uzbekistan’s air defense forces shot down an Afghan military plane on Monday, shortly after it crossed the border, the Uzbek Defense Ministry confirmed.

The jet crashed Sunday in Uzbekistan’s Surxondaryo province near Afghanistan, Reuters reported.

“Uzbekistan’s air defence forces prevented an attempt by an Afghan military aircraft to illegally cross Uzbekistan’s border,” Defense Ministry spokesman Bahrom Zulfikorov stated. He did not specify how many individuals were on board or if they survived the crash.

“Russia’s RIA news agency earlier on Monday cited Uzbekistan’s defence ministry as saying the pilot had ejected and was injured,” the outlet added.

Uzbekistan's Air Defense Forces Shoot Down Afghan Military Jet

Thank you Mr. Copy and Paste

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Thank you Mr. Copy and Paste

You are welcome. More coming for your delight.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Can't blame him for not wanting to break a deal with terrorists. Its time to get out. Get everyone out who wants out and if they **** with us they get nuked into oblivion.

just stop. Even he isn't stupid enough to launch a nuke.

 

[Tyler Durden]

CNN is hammering the Biden admin. You never saw this with Fox and Trump.

 

[vols4sure]

Wow - terrible speech.

1. made an argument for getting out of Afghanistan - that had already been decided and not very controversial
2. placed all blame on Afghani leadership and forces - if he didn't see this coming he's an idiot
3. made no statement telling Taliban to stand down or warning of consequences if they harm any of our people or those we are protecting
4. took no questions
5. downplayed the situation we are seeing
6. made it about himself

those on the ground in Afghanistan got zero hope from this

Maybe reading too much into #3 but I am shocked. Almost as if they knew it would be interpreted by Taliban as an empty threat (i.e., red line that would be crossed). Or maybe Biden could not even read the teleprompter correctly....

 

[allvol123]

CNN is hammering the Biden admin. You never saw this with Fox and Trump.

What was his Afghan moment?

 

[Sandman 423]

Biden says he is not willing to send our troops in to fight a war that the Afghan troops aren't even willing to fight themselves. Certainly agree with that.

And I didn't get the sense he was blaming Trump. All he said was Trump made a deal with the Taliban and it was either go back on the deal or escalate the situation. Those are just facts.

I thought I read somewhere that Biden accelerated the timeline after his own intelligence told him they needed 800 days to withdraw. Also, the Taliban didn't adhere to their side of the deal so why did the admin.?

 

[LouderVol]

Trump made the deal. Thats a fact.

And the deal involved leaving people and supplies behind?

Come on. I am not on the 25th bus, but you have to admit that it's not the presence of the deal that's the issue here. He had 8 months to get people and supplies out. If you believe his hands were tied by Trump. And he fumbled those 8 months.

 

[Tyler Durden]

End of presser....I don't take question.

Still doesn't come anywhere close to this gem.

 

[hog88]

Trump made the deal. Thats a fact.

And Biden reneged on that deal.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

And the deal involved leaving people and supplies behind?

Come on. I am not on the 25th bus, but you have to admit that it's not the presence of the deal that's the issue here. He had 8 months to get people and supplies out. If you believe his hands were tied by Trump. And he fumbled those 8 months.

I agree he could have done better.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

Biden had the best withdrawal plan all lined up. But the night before he sent it to the Pentagon, Donald Trump and his band of meddling kids snuck into the abandoned amusement park he was using as a secret lair and switched the really good plan for a really ****** one. Everything would have worked out perfectly if it hadn't been for Trump and his friends.

 

[hog88]

Turns and walks away as reporters are yelling out questions not to be answered.

I can't remember a president that refuses to answer questions as much as Biden does.

 

[Tyler Durden]

What was his Afghan moment?

Charlottesville, Russia, 2020 election, Jan 6 easily come to mind.

 

[TheDirector]

Being reported that Biden is now headed back to Camp David to continue his vacation. Unbelievable. His handlers can't possibly think that's a good look.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Is it not hot as hell over there? All I see are these dudes dressed head to toe in jackets hats scarfs & heavy boots.

 

[allvol123]

Charlottesville, Russia, 2020 election, Jan 6 easily come to mind.

Strike out.

 

[StarRaider]

I can't remember a president that refuses to answer questions as much as Biden does.

most transparent admin evahh

 

[VolnJC]

CNN is hammering the Biden admin. You never saw this with Fox and Trump.

I don't watch it but yeah they are...Libs furious at them...even Mika on MSNBC turned on him

 

[AM64]

For the most part, I think they knew that culture does not swing that way. Not only is Afghanistan a fundamentalist Islamic country, but it is extremely tribal and extremely challenging geographically. Perhaps some intellectuals in the ivory towers at the think tanks thought they could bring democracy to that country, but I think many with their fingers on the switch knew that bringing Western-style democracy was impossible, or at best would require us being their for decades.

Again though, the MIC and the bureaucrats in the administrative state did not care if we were there for decades. It does not feel like a failure to those who ultimately call the shots.

I agree to a great extent about the idealists and the profiteers, but I honestly don't think our political types are intelligent enough to understand other cultures and thoughts (RESET BUTTON). Those who do are likely a little like the MIC in that they try to figure out which direction earns them more political points and campaign dough.