Biden tells Putin he will not rescue Americans in Ukraine

 Tom Rogan:

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HOLT: What scenarios would you put American troops to rescue and get Americans out.

BIDEN: There's not. That's a world war when Americans and Russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in.

HOLT: Not even on behalf of simply evacuating Americans?

BIDEN: No. How do you do that? How do you even find them? This is not like — I'm hoping that if in fact [Vladimir Putin's] foolish enough to go in, he's smart enough not to in fact do anything that would negatively impact on American citizens.

HOLT: Have you told him that?

BIDEN: Yes.

HOLT: You've told him that Americans would be a line that they can't cross?

BIDEN: I didn't have to tell him that. I've spoken about that, he knows that. And you know, it's a little bit — look, what I've asked is that American citizens should leave, should leave now. We're dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly.

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Biden's rationale? Rescue would lead to "world war."

This is untrue. The Trump administration proved as much in 2018 when it ordered the U.S. military to destroy a Russian GRU intelligence service-led company that was attacking U.S. forces in Syria. Consider another countermanding example. When Russia invaded Georgia in August 2008, President George W. Bush ignored Russian demands that the U.S. military not enter Tbilisi and ordered an Air Force aid airlift. Putin tolerated that airlift because he judged it unwise to escalate against the U.S. and its then-president.

Next up, Biden's suggestion that the U.S. wouldn't be able to find any Americans in Ukraine. This is also false. Has the president not heard of cellphones or landlines or email or border crossings or airports or foreign embassies (that might offer Americans safe haven)? Give me a break.

Then, Biden offered the real whopper. His policy of protecting Americans in Ukraine is based, apparently entirely, on "hoping" that Vladimir Putin will protect Americans. Pushed by Holt as to whether he has made this clear to Putin, Biden said he has. Biden then clarified that he has not, in fact, done so. This is because "I didn't have to tell him." Biden helpfully concluded that the situation could "go crazy quickly."

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Biden is a remarkably inept leader who is quickly destroying US credibility around the world.  He is making the world a much more dangerous place for not only Americans but its allies.  It has become a much safer place for US adversaries. 

See, also:

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And: 

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