The Hill recognizing traitortrump's big, unfortunate role in Afganistan

[empedocles]

[Biden given due credit]

' . . .

The finger pointing over the fall of Afghanistan between President Biden and former President Trump is in full swing amid the chaotic scramble to get U.S. personnel and allies out of the country before a full Taliban takeover.

Biden, who rarely mentions his predecessor, made a point of doing so in a weekend statement digging in on the U.S. withdrawal. Biden reminded Americans that the U.S. pullout was originally negotiated by the Trump administration and highlighted the former president's plans to invite Taliban leaders to Camp David around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Trump, who just months ago suggested Biden was not getting out of Afghanistan fast enough, has led the charge among Republicans to hammer the Biden administration for its handling of the withdrawal. Trump went as far as calling on the president to resign in a Sunday statement.

. . .


The Trump administration brokered a deal with the Taliban in 2020 that laid out a plan for the U.S. to fully withdraw from Afghanistan by May 2021 if the group upheld certain commitments, such as denying safe haven to al Qaeda.

. . .

“When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on US forces,” Biden said in a statement. “Shortly before he left office, he also drew US forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our forces and our allies’ forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country’s civil conflict.'



https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/568022-biden-trump-battle-over-whos-to-blame-for-afghanistan

[True Blue American]

1. Trump could not

Do all that without the help of a rotten, craven media leading the way!

I am so disgusted with the actions of most of the media I am literally sick at my stomach. A bunch of snarling hyenas.

[Lovie777]

2. Pres. Biden told the truth . . .

which is unheard of in republican's effed up existence. I'm pretty sure the Biden Administration is countering all the bullshit republicans are throwing.

I remember Russia had bounties on USA's soldiers in Afghanistan, and the republicans did nothing.

[empedocles]

3. Good points.

Btw, the reason I cited the Hill, which I don't like the rw lean much - was that their perspective was helpful to Biden and the middle voters.