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The war is over but not Biden's Afghanistan challenges

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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER

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Biden initially backed the invasion of Afghanistan. He opposed Obama's surge. He stated about a month ago doubt that the Taliban would takeover. He promosed the US woukd get out everyone. The guy is all over the place. Anyone think he has leverage over the Taliban? What a complete failure.

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He will deal with them masterfully like he has everything else.

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The ONLY answer that need be given to ANYONE attacking Biden: "Did YOU vote for George W. Bush?" Lest we Americans, as we always do, forget our own psychopaths and what they do to us...

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Biden initially backed the invasion of Afghanistan. He opposed Obama's surge... The guy is all over the place.

Um, those events were each roughly a decade apart from each other. You expect someone to hold the same opinion on a matter after 10 or even 20 years as things change? I'd be scared of such a leader - clearly they wouldn't have the ability to adapt with the times, and would only be an anchor on the progress of their country.

But, I do understand how you would want to attack Biden, as doing so allows Americans to not have to actually accept any responsibility for their nation running rampant yet again on another nation overseas. The US dropped bombs on other countries for the latter half of the 20th century, then when some of those people dared retaliate in a similar manner, instead of taking a moment to reflect on that, the Americans freaked out, and decided to spend another 20 years bombing other countries. Supported, continued, and enabled by subsequent administrations of both parties, and the electorate who supported these administrations.

But yes, place the blame on Biden, then take a bit of a breather to think long and hard about which country you're going to invade and bomb the hell out of next.

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He will deal with them masterfully like he has everything else.

I hope so!. The US economy has recently returned to become bigger than its pre-pandemic level, apparently the only major economy do have done so. GDP growth up, stock market at record high. The US Covid inoculation program is amazing. Just walk in to your local drug store and get jabbed instantly.

Compare that to Japan. Doh! I wish we had Biden in charge here.

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He will deal with them masterfully like he has everything else.

Then the nation is really screwed.

Biden initially backed the invasion of Afghanistan. He opposed Obama's surge. He stated about a month ago doubt that the Taliban would takeover. He promosed the US woukd get out everyone. The guy is all over the place. Anyone think he has leverage over the Taliban? What a complete failure.

Well, not to mention Biden backed funding for the war. Look, no one thinks this man knows what he's doing, when you watched how he botched this rescue mission you saw how Blinken (another so-called genius that should immediately resign) This man according to Bob Gates and Leon Panetta has been wrong for 4 decades on every foreign policy issue going back to the days of Vietnam. He's not getting anyone out, not him or the State Department, it seems more and more likely that help will be coming from independent retired Special Forces Ops and neighboring countries like Pakistan to an extent and Qatar.

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Buden voted to start it. He was part of an 8 year administration that continued it. Aling with other countries such as the UK. And Biden bungled the pullout. He is the president so simply yes, he gets the blame for the mess his administration created. Who else would? Someone not in the power position to make the decision he did?

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