President Biden. Reuters
* Biden's national security advisor defended policy after Kabul fell to Taliban
* Sullivan called the outcome 'tough stuff' but said President faced 'hard choices'
* He said Biden was unwilling to send in more troops amid negotiated drawdown
* Said pulling diplomats out sooner would have signaled weakness of Afghan govt
* Biden has not 'yet spoken with any other world leaders' since the fall of Kabul
President Joe Biden phoned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, hours after it was revealed he hadn't phoned any allies since the fall of Kabul set off frantic efforts to evacuate American and allied personnel.
Biden spoke to Johnson regarding the situation in the Afghanistan amid frantic efforts to evacuate citizens of both countries, according to a brief readout provided by the White House.
It came after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in response to a question during a White House briefing that Biden had 'not yet spoken with any other world leaders' since the fall of Kabul.
Sullivan said other officials including himself had been in touch with foreign counterparts.
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WNU Editor: I guess someone told President Biden that the optics of him on vacation while 40,000 Americans are trapped in Afghanistan with the Taliban killing people indiscriminately are terrible.
3 comments:
LOL!
Biden hasn’t been in charge of himself, that’s Jills job. He’s not in charge of the USG, that’s the appointees jobs.
So who expects him to crisis management a disaster unfolding outside the control of the USA?
The clowns running State, Defense, all the intelligence agencies are all acting like deer in the head lights.
We’re saved! He’s back.
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