Joe Biden looked bad when he finally showed up to speak today about the terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport today, that took the lives of 11 U.S. Marines and a Navy Corpsman, as well as many other civilian Afghan lives.
Despite reading the teleprompter, he looked and sounded defeated.
Biden finally spoke up, saying, “We will never forgive, we won’t forget, we are going to hunt you down, make you pay,” adding that they would target the ISIS-K members who orchestrated the suicide attack. This is the correct language. But, he still says that we will be leaving the country on Tuesday and that there is no other way to do so. How is he going to do it with the Taliban in control?
He used his son’s death as an emotional blackmail once more, something he does when he is in serious trouble. He continued to talk about the military, and asked for a moment’s silence for those who had been killed. They wouldn’t have died if it weren’t for his failure to trust the Taliban. He replied to a question that he did not think it was wrong to trust the Taliban, even though it is a clearly demonstrated mistake.
Once again, he admitted “I’ve been instructed” to call on these reporters, again, showing there was a list of prearranged people to call on. “The first person I’ve been instructed to call on Kelly O’Donnell of NBC.”
NOW – Biden: “The first person I was instructed to call on…”pic.twitter.com/eQszACiBLL
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 26, 2021
Biden claimed that retaining the Bagram Air Base would not have made the withdrawal more worthwhile and that the military had advised him to do so. It’s not true that it wouldn’t hold value. We’ve seen the problems with having only the Kabul airport. However, I am willing to wager that he didn’t hear it from the military leaders.
He did however call Peter Doocy who he called “the most fascinating guy I know in press”.
"To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm, know this: we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay." — Biden pic.twitter.com/HjHxDToqhn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 26, 2021
Doocy asked him whether he accepted responsibility for his actions. This, naturally, upset Biden. Biden initially denied that he had, but he tried to shift blame to President Donald Trump by claiming that Trump had made a deal with the Taliban. This, however, has nothing to do with Biden’s failure to withdraw. Trump’s deal was conditional — which the Taliban also violated, so there was no obligation for him to withdraw. Biden also violated the agreement by withdrawing after May 1, which was the agreed-upon deadline, and changing it to August 31, instead. Inadvertently, he also admitted to the success of Trump’s deal by claiming that no American was killed in the 18-month period of the agreement, which ended when he, Biden, entered. He once again emphasizes the end of the war and not his failures with dealing with withdrawal.
Biden was asked if there was, in fact, a list that may have been given to the Taliban of Americans and Afghan allies, as we reported earlier. He said he didn’t know, but it may have happened. This means that the report is likely true. He should have denied it, and said that he was insane. He couldn’t.
Joe Biden: “there may have been” a list of American and ally names given to the Taliban pic.twitter.com/X28iSuuaUh
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 26, 2021
The biggest takeaway was that he intends to withdraw on August 31. He claimed that they would continue to attempt to get people out afterward, which seems impossible if the U.S. has already pulled out.
Joe Biden on Afghanistan: “Getting every single person out can’t be guaranteed” pic.twitter.com/FSmKUAAQR4
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 26, 2021
