How would you rate Joe Biden's handling of the Afghan/Taliban situation ?
1 being very bad.
10 being excellent.
10 being excellent.
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JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
Very few people know the details of the thought process that went into any of this, so this survey will yield opinions that are slightly more useful than a popularity contest.
If one is to believe the shitbags from the prior administration, there was never an intent to follow through on pulling out, so to that end, Biden at least is the first President in 2 decades to have the stones to make a very difficult decision.
I question the apparent faith he had in Ghani who was, evidently, not paying the military so that he could amass some wealth because he was planning to bail with suitcases full of cash. (I have no idea if he actually fled with cash)
It baffles me that the military wasn’t able to communicate back to Washington that the soldiers weren’t getting paid and therefore would be subject to laying down for the Taliban… or maybe this was known all along and this was part of the plan?
Truth is, without fighting in any given region, the Taliban is now spread really thin across the country. From a strategic position, that’s not a bad plan: let the enemy in and spread them out.
The people dying at the airport is the worst humanitarian part of this.
I cannot grade anyone. I can provide only an incomplete and then wait for more to unfold.
If one is to believe the shitbags from the prior administration, there was never an intent to follow through on pulling out, so to that end, Biden at least is the first President in 2 decades to have the stones to make a very difficult decision.
I question the apparent faith he had in Ghani who was, evidently, not paying the military so that he could amass some wealth because he was planning to bail with suitcases full of cash. (I have no idea if he actually fled with cash)
It baffles me that the military wasn’t able to communicate back to Washington that the soldiers weren’t getting paid and therefore would be subject to laying down for the Taliban… or maybe this was known all along and this was part of the plan?
Truth is, without fighting in any given region, the Taliban is now spread really thin across the country. From a strategic position, that’s not a bad plan: let the enemy in and spread them out.
The people dying at the airport is the worst humanitarian part of this.
I cannot grade anyone. I can provide only an incomplete and then wait for more to unfold.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@JoeyFoxx
Just a reminder: Biden was one of those shitbags from a prior administration.
Crediting people for "stones" swing both ways. Hitler had those stones, so did El Chapo, and thousands of villains though history. And yes, Biden has them, but not the good kinds.
Just a reminder: Biden was one of those shitbags from a prior administration.
Crediting people for "stones" swing both ways. Hitler had those stones, so did El Chapo, and thousands of villains though history. And yes, Biden has them, but not the good kinds.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@Heartlander JoeB has kidney stones 😂😂
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
@AthrillatheHunt @Heartlander I don’t suppose either of you know the difference between [b]the[/b] prior administration and [b]a[/b] prior administration.
At no point have I exonerated anyone who’s been in government for the last few decades on either side of the political fence.
At no point have I exonerated anyone who’s been in government for the last few decades on either side of the political fence.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
@JoeyFoxx Ghani fled with literal suitcases full of cash. Like every puppet before him he was only in it for the power and without it he took the money and ran. The Taliban has been seeding the area with their people for months and in 20 years the US backed puppet state never even held 50% of the country. Just a network of basically city states almost all of them surrounded by hostile forces. Their military was also trained to fight with the backing of US air and artillery support. Like every colonial army they were trained to be dependent on their overlords. You don't train a colony to stand on it's own. And those that paid attention are not stupid and not going to fight for a lost cause headed by an American college professor who bailed almost immediately.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
@JoeyFoxx you’re a true critical thinker and I admire that about you