Due to security issues, many field reporters have left Kabul, and the flow of information about the evacuation we received last week has slowed.The Biden administration caught this and tried Present a facade Everything is going well now. Of course, this is not the case, because thousands of Americans are still trapped and unable to go to the airport to leave. It doesn’t matter, this dangerous chaos was completely avoidable from the beginning.
At the same time, the time we should leave has passed, and the Taliban decided to further humiliate Joe Biden. Their spokesperson issued a statement that drew a red line and let people know that if we exceed the August 31 deadline, there will be “consequences.”
Taliban spokesperson: “This is a red line. President Biden announced that they will withdraw all troops on August 31… If the United States or the United Kingdom need to seek more time to continue with the withdrawal-the answer is no. Otherwise, you will be at your own risk. “https://t.co/O7nJxo3lp5 pic.twitter.com/PDv2Fn3dDm
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) August 23, 2021
There are several parts to this, but the most important one involves the logistics of the situation. Please rest assured that we cannot let every American, and certainly not every Afghan ally, leave Afghanistan before the end of this month. This is impossible because we have seen reports that Americans say they will no longer risk their lives to enter people controlled by the Taliban.
Things are completely out of control, and there is no way to get a safe passage at this time.We have seen too many first-hand reports confirming that Biden’s lies allowed the Americans to pass without problems (see Joe Biden’s own government contradicts his Afghan news lies). Although some in the government and the media want to pretend that the total number of evacuation represents success, the real measure is how many Americans are ultimately left behind. We are not in the hostage phase of this disaster. Don’t worry, given our unwillingness to retake Kabul to create a safe corridor to the airport, disaster is imminent.
By the way, we now know why Biden and his accomplices are so careful not to criticize the Taliban or label them as enemies-the government is following their orders.
Of course, leaving aside the reality in Afghanistan, this humiliation further damages the credibility and capabilities of the United States. When China sets its sights on Taiwan, what do you think China will gain from all this? Or the Russians who have just been “punished” for the ridiculous sanctions that banned the sale of ammunition to Americans (this is meant to hurt American gun owners, not Putin)? You can bet that Iran is also ready to take us to the cleaners.
If we leave at the end of the month, the Taliban will threaten the consequences, but if we do, the far-reaching consequences may be worse. This is the dichotomy created by this incompetent president. This evacuation could have started and completed before the Taliban occupied Kabul. The intelligence they are advancing is there. Instead, Biden wanted to avoid embarrassment. Now he is addicted to it.
