Americans from both sides of the aisle seem to have almost united under the idea that Biden is a screw-up. Afghanistan is just that epic of a failure. Fox News Host Chris Wallace interviewed Secretary Antony Blinken and Wallace did not go easy on him. At one point Wallace asks if Biden is even aware of what is going on and Blinken didn’t even answer try to answer the question.
Wallace: Here is another statement that the President made that was flat wrong. Take a look:
Biden: “I have seen no question of our credibility from our allies around the world.”
Biden: “I’ve got – the exact opposite thing is we’re acting with dispatch, we’re acting – committing to what we said we would do.”
Wallace: But Armin Laschet, the likely successor to German Chancellor Merkel, said, “This is the biggest debacle that NATO has seen since its foundation.” And here is the chairman of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
Chairman Tugendhat: “To see their commander-in-chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, to claim that they ran – it’s shameful. Those who have never fought for the colors they fly should be careful about criticizing those who have.”
Mr. Secretary, does the President not know what’s going on?
Sec Blinken: This is an incredibly emotional time for many of us, and including allies and partners who have been shoulder-to-shoulder with us in Afghanistan for 20 years at a high cost to themselves as well as to us. They stood with us after 9/11, invoked Article 5 at NATO for the first time – an attack on one is an attack on all – and we’ve been there together.
But I’ve got to tell you this, Chris: From the get-go, I’ve spent more time with our NATO partners in Brussels, virtually from before the President made his decision, to when he made his decision, to every time since. We’ve been working very, very closely together. We’ve gotten the G7 together, NATO together, the UN Security Council together. We had 113 countries, thanks to our diplomacy, put out a clear understanding of the Taliban’s requirements to let people leave the country.
Wallace: Sir, respectfully, that – look, I’m not questioning whether or not the allies have a right to complain. I’m not questioning whether or not al-Qaida has a presence. The President said al-Qaida is gone. It’s not gone. The President said he’s not heard any criticism from the allies. There’s been a lot of criticism from the allies. Words matter, and the words of the President matter most.
Sec Blinken: Chris, all I can tell you is what I’ve heard. And again, this is a powerfully emotional time for a lot of allies and partners, as it is for me, as it is for us.
Watch The Clip Below.
Chris Wallace confronts Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Biden’s “flat wrong” claims on Afghanistan: “Does the president not know what’s going on?” pic.twitter.com/kRewfV3U3S
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It has to be tough to be part of a presidential administration that screws up this bad. Blinken’s name is going to be attached to all of the disasters Biden causes. As it stands Biden has already messed up our border and stranded thousands of Americans in Afghanistan, and he has only been in the White House for about six months. It’s too bad you can’t recall a president…
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