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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on August 18, 2021, 09:21:56 AM
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Star Member Renew Deal (79,681 posts)
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Did Biden lie about the state of Afghanistan?
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I wonder if Biden told the truth about the state of the Afghanistan government. I can't imagine US intelligence was so bad that they didn't know the Taliban would roll through within a couple weeks. The US has been in touch with the Taliban for months.
The bigger question is whether Biden had any other choice. He couldn't go on camera and say the Afghanistan government would collapse. Isn't it strange how the news reports say that "no one expected it to be so fast?" I think everyone that knew, knew that the Taliban would take over in a fairly short amount of time. Biden announcing it early would have caused chaos, death, panic, and violence that lasted weeks or more.
I'm not making excuses for Biden. I think he made the best of a bad situation. Ultimately, I give him credit for having the guts to pull out. Trump scheduled the withdrawal for after he was gone. He was too afraid of Lindsay Graham and criticism to do it himself.
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leftstreet (33,035 posts)
1. If there was deceit, more likely he was lied to
I can't imagine after his long and impressive career he'd want this shit sticking to him in any history books
Star Member agingdem (3,637 posts)
13. getting our people out of Afghanistan was never going to be easy
too many variables...too many outliers...this was never Biden's war....Bush/Cheney went into Afghanistan as retaliation for 9/11..they had no plan except shock and awe...bomb the Afghans into submission, shove our brand of democracy down their grateful throats, and get the hell out..well that worked!!...and then came Trump..negotiate with the Taliban (the hell with the Afghans), get their pinky-swear commitment on paper, release their prisoners...(the very same prisoners who are now in charge) and then do a victory dance...another great "plan"... Joe is doing what he promised to do..bring our soldiers and support personnel home for good...not a perfect plan but a real one
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Star Member Hoyt (49,841 posts)
4. Well, if he knew Taliban would roll through, should have added air support.
maybe sent in withdrawal troops, etc.
Think it was muffed in that it didn’t have to be this bad.
But, I’m hopeful Biden’s team is doing what is necessary now. In any event, I still support Biden, even if I’m not buying excuses for this matter.
VarryOn (1,564 posts)
6. After watching his presser, I think the Sullivan boy...
Contributedly greatly to bad advice. He seemed genuinely perplexed, upset, and over his head. He'd seem to be the first sacrificial lamb. His smarminess a couple days ago wouldn't help.
Star Member Hekate (70,397 posts)
10. Parse the truth? Possibly. Lie? I think not.
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maxsolomon (24,914 posts)
12. It wouldn't be the 1st time a Politician lied.
However:
1. The Afghan Military made these deals without approval of the Central Government.
2. The Central Government may have know and lied to the US.
3. Short and relatively bloodless is better than long and bloody. And it's been long and bloody already - Taliban terror has been unrelenting for decades. Police & Army recruits have borne the brunt.
4. The US military may have been in the dark because they'd pulled back and been drawn down to 2500 already, but it can't be surprised.
5. I'm imagining Biden saying "we think the Afghan Military will collapse immediately, without resistance" when announcing our departure under Trump's terms. It wouldn't have been wise.
Star Member Cha (271,601 posts)
16. Yeah, ****ing trump LIED all the GD time..
Pres ?Biden is Not a Liar.
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Star Member Vinca (46,752 posts)
21. I can't imagine Biden doing that. He'll look you in the face and tell you you'll die from Covid if
you don't get vaccinated, why would he lie about Afghanistan which 99.9% of the population couldn't find on the map for a million dollar prize? A more likely scenario is that after Trump held hands with the Taliban and made a deal (were love letters exchanged with them, too?) they set about the business of quietly taking over and when the date came they took over. Apparently there was very little combat and they walked in more than fought their way in. Whether or not Biden knew the Afghan army would run when the first Taliban fighter looked at them cross-eyed is not really important. What's important is the Afghan army was 300,000 strong. There were 75,000 Taliban fighters. At the time there were only 3,500 U.S. troops. We can't care for their country more than they do.
ansible (1,661 posts)
15. At this point, lying sounds better than sheer incompetence
If Biden really didn't know it'd end this badly, this is ****ing embarrassing.
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"Did Biden lie about..."
Yes.
21. I can't imagine Biden doing that. 1.He'll look you in the face and tell you you'll die from Covid if you don't get vaccinated, 2. why would he lie about Afghanistan which 99.9% of the population couldn't find on the map for a million dollar prize?
Wow, we've hit the jackpot for DU next level stupidity.
1. Generally not true, so...
2. You answered your own question; why wouldn't he lie if most people wouldn't know the difference?
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To paraphrase from Coach:
[Leftists] lie. All the time, [leftists] lie.
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leftstreet (33,035 posts)
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I can't imagine after his long and impressive career
Citation needed.
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Did Biden lie about the state of Afghanistan?
were his lips moving?
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ansible (1,661 posts)
15. At this point, lying sounds better than sheer incompetence
If Biden really didn't know it'd end this badly, this is ****ing embarrassing. (http://ansible (1,661 posts)
15. At this point, lying sounds better than sheer incompetence
If Biden really didn't know it'd end this badly, this is ****ing embarrassing.)
So, he's lying or incompetent, but hey, no more mean tweets, right? At least there's a democrat in the White House, amiright? Cause no body could have seen any problems with Biden being president during the campaign. ::)
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I did not know there were buckets big enough to carry this much water. :thatsright:
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Star Member Cha (271,601 posts)
16. Yeah, ****ing trump LIED all the GD time..
Pres ?Biden is Not a Liar.
Biden has been known his entire political career for lying and plagiarism. And for not being the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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Star Member Vinca (46,752 posts)
21. I can't imagine Biden doing that. He'll look you in the face and tell you you'll die from Covid if
you don't get vaccinated,
Which would be a lie.
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Since lying requires knowledge and it is uncertain what, if anything, LIEden knows, the definition of lying forces me to say he probably did not lie about Afghanistan. As well as the many other falsehoods LIEden and his spokesmuffins spew so liberally daily.
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From the KB of DUmmies:
ansible (1,661 posts)
15. At this point, lying sounds better than sheer incompetence
If Biden really didn't know it'd end this badly, this is ****ing embarrassing.
That is ALMOST the universe of possibilities. pedophile joe is either deceitful or incompetent. But those are not mutually exclusive - he is BOTH.
But as the 3rd possibility is not on the DUmmie table, they gotta choose one or the other.