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The World Will Be Reaping The Consequences Of The Afghan Disaster For Years To Come
Taliban fighters take control of the presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan fled the country on Sunday. Credit Zabi Karimi/Associated Press
Bret Stephens, New York Times: Disaster in Afghanistan Will Follow Us Home
What on earth was Joe Biden thinking — if, that is, he was thinking?
On July 8, the president defended his decision to withdraw all remaining U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
After assuring Americans that “the drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way” and that “U.S. support for the people of Afghanistan will endure,” he took some questions. Here are excerpts from the White House transcript.
Q: Is a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan now inevitable?
The president: No, it is not.
Q: Why? The president: Because you — the Afghan troops have 300,000 well-equipped — as well equipped as any army in the world — and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable. …
Q: Do you see any parallels between this withdrawal and what happened in Vietnam, with some people feeling ——
The president: None whatsoever. Zero … The Taliban is not the South — the North Vietnamese Army. They’re not — they’re not remotely comparable in terms of capability. There’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy. …
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WNU Editor: Bret Stephens' analysis is spot on. Afghanistan is President Biden’s fiasco and the world will be reaping the consequences of his disaster for years to come.
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