It took less than an hour for both Biden's defense secretary and Pentagon press secretary to contradict what he told the public pic.twitter.com/IAsm2S0uoL
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) August 20, 2021
It took less than an hour for both Biden's defense secretary and Pentagon press secretary to contradict what he told the public pic.twitter.com/IAsm2S0uoL
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) August 20, 2021
Biden: "I've seen no evidence our allies are worried."
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) August 20, 2021
Our Allies: "You broke NATO." pic.twitter.com/dwPneFuDYD
A reporter tells @PentagonPresSec they have reports of American helicopters going out and picking up Americans and Afghans from multiple locations.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
Kirby: "I can't confirm those reports..." pic.twitter.com/pNO6t0zEuR
And they should deny itJacques Strap said:
Posted elsewhere but meant to post over here
If they are doing this covertly, they would publicly deny it.
A reporter tells @PentagonPresSec they have reports of American helicopters going out and picking up Americans and Afghans from multiple locations.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
Kirby: "I can't confirm those reports..." pic.twitter.com/pNO6t0zEuR
Reporter:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
"Defense Secretary Austin just now, in a briefing call with House lawmakers, said that there were reports of Americans being beaten by the Taliban in Kabul. Is the U.S. military under orders to stay at the airport and not go protect them?" pic.twitter.com/Du9NLvnocV
absolutelyOsodecentx said:And they should deny itJacques Strap said:
Posted elsewhere but meant to post over here
If they are doing this covertly, they would publicly deny it.
A reporter tells @PentagonPresSec they have reports of American helicopters going out and picking up Americans and Afghans from multiple locations.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
Kirby: "I can't confirm those reports..." pic.twitter.com/pNO6t0zEuR
Fox News' @JenGriffinFNC on President Biden's speech:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
"I'm having a hard time digesting what we heard because I couldn't fact-check it fast enough in real-time because there were so many misrepresentations of what is happening on the ground." pic.twitter.com/hoj2TAoltT
Biden is totally unqualified to be president.4th and Inches said:Basement Biden only does scripted Q&AJacques Strap said:One corporate press stenographer changed up his pre-approved question. Biden literally answered, "I thought the question was," before attempting to answer the new question.
— Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.substack.com (@JordanSchachtel) August 20, 2021
Insane. Clown regime stuff.Once the NPR reporter went off script Biden ended the briefing.
— Beverly Hallberg (@BeverlyHallberg) August 20, 2021
I dare his handlers to let him to do a Trump style off the cuff Q&A
A Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit helping to take care of an infant during the evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 20, 2021
📷: Sgt. Isaiah Campbell pic.twitter.com/ypJl5henMh
“I can confirm the uniformed service member depicted in the video is a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The baby seen in the video was taken to a medical treatment facility on site and cared for by medical professionals.”
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) August 20, 2021
Maj. Jim Stenger, Marine spokesman https://t.co/tKqqJrTGWr
The Afghan baby who was seen on video being lifted up to a US Marine on the wall at Hamid Karzai International Airport (in Kabul) has been reunited with its father and "is safe at the airport," according to the United States Marine Corps officials
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2021
.@JenGriffinFNC: "What is your current estimate for how many Al Qaeda are in Afghanistan?"@PentagonPresSec answers there's no exact estimate, but they know Al Qaeda, ISIS have a presence.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
GRIFFIN: "But the president just said that there's no Al Qaeda presence in Afghanistan?" pic.twitter.com/VkjfFnOFmF
Jacques Strap said:WH Communications Director Kate Bedingfield: "I know there's been a lot of criticism of the effort and of how things have played out over the last couple of days. But the truth is, the president prepared for this possibility." pic.twitter.com/ygZXOSYygw
— The Hill (@thehill) August 20, 2021
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Biden is finished. He has become too much of a liability to the Democrats. They are getting ready to cut him loose. I gotta give him credit. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would.
Up next.... Legs Up Harris. I'm sure she'll do a fine job cackling her way through the White HouseBornAgain said:
I didnt think theyd turn on him after covering for him so long
well, it has been told that she is a good orator.Rawhide said:Up next.... Legs Up Harris. I'm sure she'll do a fine job cackling her way through the White HouseBornAgain said:
I didnt think theyd turn on him after covering for him so long
After watching today, for the first time ever, it is looking to me like Biden has lost the media. Not only is the honeymoon over, but they have ripped the sheets. It is about time!GoldMind said:RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Biden is finished. He has become too much of a liability to the Democrats. They are getting ready to cut him loose. I gotta give him credit. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would.
They said the exact same sht about trump
they already acrewed that up tooRawhide said:
Watch for the new narrative to be.... that yep, Biden screwed up and the buck stops with the president and no one else (in effort to shield legs up harris from this debacle).
https://michaelyon-online.com/want-to-know-something-about-afghan-fighting-i-will-tell-you.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+michaelyon-online+%28Michael+Yon%3A+Online+Magazine%29Quote:
As you know, Pashtun -- who comprise most of Taliban -- have many cultural fighting habits. One is to pursue fleeing enemies. Like Border Collies. Have you ever had a Border Collie? They chase what flees. Including you.
Pashtun will not stop fighting us so long as we are there. These guys giving briefings talking about negotiating with Taliban are either dumber than oysters or lying like starfish. Pashtun-Taliban see us fleeing. They are chase-o-holics. It's probably hardly within their realm of Will to resist chasing us.
There is another cultural habit of swarming. Many cultures do this. We see it during flatscreen riots in America, only the people doing flatscreen riots are less civilized than Taliban. Some cultures swarm more than others.
When I was in Mindanao, Philippines, Green Berets and SEALs told me about local swarming habits. Called pentacaso or something like that. Cockfight. And so, if you get into a firefight, every farmer and villager within earshot drops what they are doing and runs to the fight. Showing up with whatever they have, often planning to find weapons on arrival.
This is very dangerous for defenders on islands. The swarm will surround you and keep adding to the swarm and either push you to the sea or cause you to use all your ammo and then cut off your head. So either you must break contact quickly, before the swarm forms, or reinforce.
You can bet your last dollar that right now many men from Pashtun villages around Afghanistan have been emptying out to join the fight.
The longer this takes, the more likely we will see suicide attacks and all sorts of other increasingly heavy fighting as the swarm builds.
#BREAKING: #Afghan army & local resistance forces regain 3 districts in Andarab, Baghlan province and an offensive is underway
— Indo-Pacific News - Watching the CCP-China Threat (@IndoPac_Info) August 20, 2021
Andarab, bordering Panjshir province is strategically located in the northeast where a new Northern Alliance is emerging.👍pic.twitter.com/3UEA2djf6R
UPDATE: US Helicopters Rescued 169 Americans Outside Airport; More Ops Could Follow https://t.co/PSu7pcrKsU via @DefenseOne
— Defense One (@DefenseOne) August 20, 2021
So you are saying Biden is wrong and all the Afghan army didn't run hide and quit like cowards, even though the air support they badly needed for success was pulled out from under them.jupiter said:#BREAKING: #Afghan army & local resistance forces regain 3 districts in Andarab, Baghlan province and an offensive is underway
— Indo-Pacific News - Watching the CCP-China Threat (@IndoPac_Info) August 20, 2021
Andarab, bordering Panjshir province is strategically located in the northeast where a new Northern Alliance is emerging.👍pic.twitter.com/3UEA2djf6R
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:After watching today, for the first time ever, it is looking to me like Biden has lost the media. Not only is the honeymoon over, but they have ripped the sheets. It is about time!GoldMind said:RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Biden is finished. He has become too much of a liability to the Democrats. They are getting ready to cut him loose. I gotta give him credit. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would.
They said the exact same sht about trump
What Comes Next? A Lesson from Saigon | Commentary by @mcdesch https://t.co/BHlitBzZPu pic.twitter.com/GMRiRUWsWf
— Defense One (@DefenseOne) August 20, 2021
Quote:
Rather than marking the eclipse of American power, withdrawal from Vietnam in fact coincided with its spectacular increase. Within another decade of the fall of Saigon the United States was on the verge of winning the Cold War without firing a shot and would go on to assume such a preponderant position in global politics that comparisons to the Pax Britannica of the 19th century or even the Roman Empire at its height seemed reasonable. Defeat in Vietnam did not end the American Century but further extended it into the new millennium.
What explains this? The Cold War was not won or lost in the rice paddies of Vietnam or the jungles of Africa; rather the key to victory was the successful defense of the most developed areas of the world. During the Cold War, the global balance of power between the Communist East and the capitalist West hinged upon three vital areas of the world. These included the economic powerhouses of Western Europe and Northeast Asia along with the Persian Gulf, home to one of the largest global reserves of oil which fueled and lubricated those economies.
The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack targeting "a convoy of Chinese engineers" in the Gwadar area of Pakistan's Balochistan Province, allegedly killing "at least 9 Chinese engineers."
— Evan Kohlmann (@IntelTweet) August 20, 2021
It is may be easier for US citizens to get to a remote pick up point than it is to get to the airport. So hope to see more of this.jupiter said:UPDATE: US Helicopters Rescued 169 Americans Outside Airport; More Ops Could Follow https://t.co/PSu7pcrKsU via @DefenseOne
— Defense One (@DefenseOne) August 20, 2021
KANDAHAR JOY: MSNBC's Joy Reid gushes over the Biden WH's handling of Afghanistan, saying "it's been remarkable to see daily press conferences & demands for oversight & constant information flowing[.]"
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 19, 2021
She then COMPLAINS not enough focus has been on far-right terrorism. pic.twitter.com/wQgureUo8L
MSNBC's Malcolm Nance whines that the media (and, by extension, the American people) have been focused supposed "incompetence or lack of planning" in Afghanistan but don't have the same vigor to investigate the American right as filled to the brim with terrorists pic.twitter.com/Y8RnA7N8ka
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 19, 2021
Jack Bauer said:KANDAHAR JOY: MSNBC's Joy Reid gushes over the Biden WH's handling of Afghanistan, saying "it's been remarkable to see daily press conferences & demands for oversight & constant information flowing[.]"
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 19, 2021
She then COMPLAINS not enough focus has been on far-right terrorism. pic.twitter.com/wQgureUo8L
Joy Reid is a piece of work..Jack Bauer said:KANDAHAR JOY: MSNBC's Joy Reid gushes over the Biden WH's handling of Afghanistan, saying "it's been remarkable to see daily press conferences & demands for oversight & constant information flowing[.]"
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 19, 2021
She then COMPLAINS not enough focus has been on far-right terrorism. pic.twitter.com/wQgureUo8L
Being anti American is profitable in America today. Still has a fairly small following, but it's growing.4th and Inches said:Joy Reid is a piece of work..Jack Bauer said:KANDAHAR JOY: MSNBC's Joy Reid gushes over the Biden WH's handling of Afghanistan, saying "it's been remarkable to see daily press conferences & demands for oversight & constant information flowing[.]"
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 19, 2021
She then COMPLAINS not enough focus has been on far-right terrorism. pic.twitter.com/wQgureUo8L
How climate change helped strengthen the Taliban https://t.co/SB82Yx67QM
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 20, 2021
This is awful. And if you don’t agree, ask yourself how offended you’d be if Biden’s predecessor did it. https://t.co/7aZle8RZvp
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) August 21, 2021