The Biden Afghan debacle
P
resident Joe Biden insists his calamitous withdrawal from Afghanistan has not diminished America's global credibility. He must be living on another planet.
U.S. allies and foes knew the Afghanistan withdrawal was coming. What they did not know is that Biden would withdraw with such chaotic disregard for American interests, honor, and innocent life. Nor did they expect that Biden would react with such petulance and scorn even Donald Trump can hardly rival when challenged on this record.
Questioned as to the morality of abandoning Afghan soldiers and intelligence officers who had fought and died alongside Americans for nearly 20 years, Biden simply declared them all to be cowards. Asked about the images of Afghan bodies flying off the wings of fleeing American planes, Biden angrily insisted it didn't matter because the images were a few days old.
Asked to offer public leadership, Biden hid out in the forests of Camp David. It was only when the criticism became a cacophony that the president was finally shamed into returning to Washington. Witnessing the Taliban's obstruction of U.S. and Afghan citizens seeking access to Kabul airport, Biden warned of consequences. But when witnessing harassment, Biden has done nothing.
This ignominious experience has taught other governments two things: Biden is unreliable as a leader and apparently detached from reality. It's not a great look.
China now says Biden's Afghan debacle shows Taiwan it can no longer rely on America. In response, Taiwan's president says her nation must "be stronger, more united, and more resolute in protecting ourselves." Taiwanese media has reported the defense ministry will unveil a special $7 billion missile procurement plan.
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Biden has made America look like an unreliable ally around the world. Predator states are likely to take advantage of this weakness making wars much more likely. Biden has also exhibited incompetence on a grand scale in handling the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan. He has a Defense establishment that was more focused on the mythical threat of "white supremacy" and "white rage" than in dealing with the real enemies we face in the world.
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