Experts Are Warning Of A 'Foreign Policy Disaster' As U.S. Forces Rush Out Of Afghanistan
President Biden's plan is to fully withdraw by Sept. 11 Taliban forces are gaining momentum, pushing the Afghanistan government's forces out of several districts and taking control of various weapons and military vehicles in the process, while the U.S. withdraws from the country.
Insurgents have taken 900 guns, 70 sniper rifles, and 65 vehicles, Sky News reported. While this happens, the Afghanistan government continues to lose territory, having already left seven districts as the Taliban assumes control.
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WNU Editor: This is looking more and more hollow with each passing day .... Biden promises Afghan leaders 'we're going to stick with you' as US pulls troops out (CNN).
President Biden said last week that he was going to address the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan this week .... President Biden Bristles At Press Questions On Afghanistan. Says He Wants To Talk About Happy Things (July 2, 2021). If he keeps his word and publicly addresses the crisis in Afghanistan this week, that will tell me that the administration is on top of the situation, and are examining options.
If he does not show up and/or does but only says platitudes, that will tell me that they have no idea on what to do, and are effectively abandoning the the Afghan government and its people.
I have seen many foreign policy disasters in my lifetime. But this one is on course to become a public relations disaster, a physical security disaster, and a foreign policy disaster of epic proportions.
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