What is your honest opinion of President Biden?

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coven · M

I'm not American, so he comes across as a person who likes to be seen to be doing good things for America and in the world. But I have an instinct thtat he might not be trusted in the same way he comes across . I base this instinct on his climate Policy and his withdrawal from Afghanistan. I think both were mistakes

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven We had to leave Afghanistan ! The mistake wasn’t leaving, it was going in, in the first place !
Why don’t people get that ?

Lila15 · 22-25, F

@coven Why was the US obligated to stay in Afghanistan forever? Maybe your country should take it over if it’s so important to you.

coven · M

@Lila15 My objection wasn't why they didn't stay , my point is why Biden didn't take into account the surge of people he left at risk trying to leave by the deadline and his lack of concern for this/ USA entering Afghanistan was just another vietnam scenario. Senseless and foolhardy

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven How else would we have done it, except to just do it ?

coven · M

@bijouxbroussard Do you mean the evacuation of vulnerable people ?

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven After 20 years of aid and training soldiers there, finally bringing US troops home as had been promised the previous year ?

coven · M

@bijouxbroussard yes, but hindsight is a wonderful thing and th mistakes were not letting thousands of women and children know about it and not assisting them in escaping their plight until the last week. Biden is guilty of this and he knows it. Shame on him

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven Again, what about the Afghani soldiers we trained ? What was their role in protecting these women and children ?

coven · M

@bijouxbroussard That was probably the most misjudged decision, as if that ever was going to be a solution. USA need a new leader to understand how other countries live and exist. I'm not being critical, but so many mistakes have been made by USA foreign policy. After 20 years Afghan terrorists are still a potential threat to USA..A new idea is needed on how to combat this issue

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven But here’s the thing: other countries complain about the US playing the role of “World Police” yet won’t let it withdraw from that role. Afghanistan is a sovereign country, not a US possession.

coven · M

@bijouxbroussard yes, the idea of world police is a good idea and USA are primed to do that as they are so powerful. The problem with that is uSA overstepped their role by occupying the country for its own goals rather than for the goals of other country security. More thinking needed but unfortunately there are warmongers in control of the military

bijouxbroussard · F

@coven And this is why I said initially, "leaving wasn’t the mistake—that was necessary. Going in was the mistake."
And it happened over several administrations. Arguably we should’ve left sooner, but Biden gave them even more time than Trump promised them. Someone was going to be unhappy, regardless of how it was done.