President Joe Biden insisted that his military advisers and intelligence officers did not tell him to keep a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan. 'No one said that to me that I can recall,' he said
* President Joe Biden insisted his military advisers did not tell him to keep a U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan
* 'No one said that to me that I can recall,' he told ABC News in his first interview since the Taliban take over
* He said his top brass did not argue that all troops would be pulled from Afghanistan 'in a time frame'
* There were multiple warnings, however, and The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley wanted to keep 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan
* He also insisted 'no one is being killed' in the chaos surrounding the Kabul airport despite 12 confirmed deaths
* Biden also said in the interview that he would have withdrawn troops from even without Donald Trump's deal – in a stark reversal of blaming the situation on his predecessor
* This was the first time Biden faced questions from media over his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan
Joe Biden said he can't 'recall' if he was warned to maintain a troop presence in Afghanistan and insists 'no one is being killed' in a confusing series of comments during his first interview since his bungled withdrawal.
He also said he would have still pulled troops from Afghanistan without former President Donald Trump's deal to get everyone out by May 1 in a reversal of his finger-pointing at his predecessor for the chaos.
'Your top military advisers warned against withdrawing on this timeline – they wanted you to keep about 2,500 troops,' ABC's George Stephanopoulos said to Biden in an interview that aired Thursday morning.
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WNU Editor: The complete video of the interview has not been posted. But the transcript of the interview is here .... Full transcript of ABC News' George Stephanopoulos' interview with President Joe Biden (ABC News).
I have read the complete transcript, and there are a few surprises. His admission that he does not recall being told that he should keep 2500 troops in Afghanistan while everyone else is saying that he was told is shocking.
His admission that he would have withdrawn US soldiers from Afghanistan even without a Trump-Taliban deal/understanding is not a surprise to me, but this now kills his excuse and the media narrative that he was bound to withdraw US forces because of former President Trump.
He also admits that there is a good chance that Al Qaeda will be back .... Biden admits Taliban could welcome Al Qaeda back in less than 18 months but claims terror group is having an 'existential crisis' about being 'recognized as a legitimate government' (Daily Mail). Someone should tell the President that Al Qaeda are already there .... Al-Qaeda operates under Taliban protection: UN report (IANS). More here .... Al Qaeda present in 15 Afghan provinces: UN (DAWN).
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It's sad.. they'll 25 his ass
Mask free Sweden nears 0 covid deaths.. and they never locked down either
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Al Qaeda is everywhere. The NYT map below is out of date. The BBC map is better. does the NYT give a shit?
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/12/world/12aqmap.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-13296443
When Al Qaeda was training 20,000 people a year in Afghanistan in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, no one seemed to care. And the fuckers still do not. Obama does not care, Congress as an aggregate does not care. Most people on the street or are clueless or do not a care.
Al Qaeda is all over Africa and there no comments. There are no hearing in Congress about Al Qaeda spreading in Africa. We do get warmed over hippies like Tom from the 60s concern trolling about the umber of American bases.
If an Republican senator or congressman bring sup the Triple Frontier, the MSM derisively puts him down.
So why all the concern trolling about Al Qaeda in Afghanistan?
1211 good points
The spread of radical Islam in Africa spells a lot of trouble
And the fact that both parties have no answers and kick the can down the road just makes it worse.. Congress approval is below 8%. And we cannot seem to get together and get rid of them, so unless something happens we will be ruled in eternity by people who have no clue, no answers and bring the entire West down
Trump wqn.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is facing serious allegations of financial misdeeds after questions have been raised about her campaign finances and her husband’s business dealings.
Boebert, a climate change denier and supporter of the fossil fuel industry, was forced to disclose that her husband made over a million dollars “consulting” for an energy firm. He has worked for the company since 2019, but Boebert didn’t disclose the money when running for Congress.
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“The spouse is supposed to disclose the source of all earned income and this doesn’t add up with what was in the prior filing,” Kedric Payne, a former deputy chief counsel in the Office of Congressional Ethics, told the Associated Press.
Boebert’s campaign finance documents list “Boebert Consulting – spouse” but list his income as “N/A.” The couple has claimed their money came from operating a gun-themed restaurant that has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past two years.
The updated filing says her husband worked for Terra Energy Productions, but no such company exists. Terra Energy Partners, a Houston-based firm that is “one of the largest producers of natural gas in Colorado,” has multiple facilities in Boebert’s district.
Earlier this week, news broke that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is investigating Boebert for using campaign cash to pay her personal expenses. Similar allegations have swirled around her since she was elected.
Parrot sighting at 2:01 We are talking about Afghanistan girl.
Awwh what a sweet little parrot, so well trained.... it's adorable!! And how it repeats the talking points of the MSM, it's soooooo cute <3
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