Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on this Morning's Attack on HKIA

[Donkees]

[gab13by13]

1. It was inevitable,

Hard to stop suicide bombers. Tragic event that the far right will be sure to politicize. At least president Biden is getting our allies out not like MF45 who let our ally the Kurds be slaughtered by Turkey.

[Marius25]

2. Doesn't matter about the reality. People don't care about complexity

Biden is taking an astronomical amount of blame for screwing this withdrawal up. Very well may cost us elections.

[gab13by13]

3. Blame from whom?

I for one think this withdrawal was done as effectively as possible. 100,000 people evacuated in a short period of time is epic.

[Marius25]

6. All media organizations are blaming Biden.

Republicans of course are blaming Biden, and this will be their new Benghazi.

No one will pay attention to how epic evacuating over 100,000 people that fast is. They will only care about the stranded Americans/Afghans who couldn't or wouldn't leave, and the 4 dead Marines.

[gab13by13]

7. My media organization isn't blaming president Biden.

Turn on Sirius radio.

Remember when 4 of our soldiers were killed in Niger in 2017 and MF45 said nothing for 12 days, and then called one of the widows a liar?

The truth will eventually win out and history will look favorably on president Biden's decision. Fuck the right wing cable news.

[Cha]

10. Fujck the M$$$$$$M GASLIGHTING Brainwashing..

Link to tweet

Pres Biden is getting us out of that SHIT.

[Elessar Zappa]

11. It won't cost us the election.

Not that Biden couldn’t lose but it won’t be over this issue. Americans have short attention spans and in a few months the country will have moved on. Republicans will try and keep it alive but I doubt it would work.

[Marius25]

12. I respectfully disagree.

At least 12 American deaths and a chaotic withdrawal will definitely hurt Biden and Dems in elections. Only 25% of Americans support how this withdrawal is going.

Republicans now have an even bigger "Benghazi" to launch investigations over and use in ads against Dems.

It was unlikely that we were going to win 2022 anyway because of gerrymandering and voter restriction laws. I'd say this probably seals the deal unless more Republicans die from Covid than people turn on Dems.

[lindysalsagal]

4. WAPO: "Islamic State " affiliate to blame.

But we'll probably never really find out who it really was.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. ISIS-K. nt

[Donkees]

8. LIVE 3 pm approx: Pentagon News Briefing - John F. Kirby, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.

➡️ Pentagon Live Stream: https://www.defense.gov/Watch/Live-Events/#/

Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby and Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., commander of U.S. Central Command, brief the media at the Pentagon.

[Donkees]

9. Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III