Do you know that new-age parenting style ‘hand-off’? That’s what the US got when Biden took off—Hands-off leadership and zero transparency. White House Press Sec Jen Psaki is charged with defending the many failures of the Biden administration but none of them showcase Biden’s incompetence as clearly as the failed Afghan withdrawal.
A reporter recently asked Psaki to explain how Biden has made good on his promise to help those still trapped in Afghanistan. By the end of the presser, Psaki practically ran of stage:
“From this podium [National Security Adviser] Jake Sullivan that the commitment to allies [in Afghanistan] is sacrosanct. The administration committed to doing everything it could to get our allies out, but tens of thousands … including SIV people who are in the pipeline are still there and struggling. What exactly is the administration doing to get them out? Because on the ground and from Congress my sources say they think you’re doing nothing,” the reporter said.
“I would say that we have successfully helped, I can get you the specific number, but I believe it’s hundreds depart from Afghanistan — partners, allies, people who have stood by our side since we withdrew from Afghanistan,” Psaki responded. “We’ve worked in partnership with allies and partners in the region, including the Qataris where we have our diplomatic presence.”
“We are the largest contributor of humanitarian assistance of any country in the world, which we continue to provide through proven third-party aid organizations,” she added.
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Biden dismissed the struggles his poorly planned withdrawal caused:
“There was no way to get out of Afghanistan after 20 years easily — not possible, no matter when you did it,” Biden said in late January. “I make no apologies for what I did. I have great concern for the women and men who were blown up on the line at the airport by a terrorist attack against them, but the military will acknowledge … that, had we stayed and not pulled those troops out, we would be asked to put somewhere between 20,000 and 50,000 more troops back in.”
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