New York Times: Intelligence Warned of Afghanistan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances
WASHINGTON — Classified assessments by American spy agencies over the summer painted an increasingly grim picture of the prospect of a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and warned of the rapid collapse of the Afghan military, even as President Biden and his advisers said publicly that was unlikely to happen as quickly, according to current and former American government officials.
By July, many intelligence reports grew more pessimistic, questioning whether any Afghan security forces would muster serious resistance and whether the government could hold on in Kabul, the capital.
President Biden said on July 8 that the Afghan government was unlikely to fall and that there would be no chaotic evacuations of Americans similar to the end of the Vietnam War.
The drumbeat of warnings over the summer raise questions about why Biden administration officials, and military planners in Afghanistan, seemed ill-prepared to deal with the Taliban’s final push into Kabul, including a failure to ensure security at the main airport and rushing thousands more troops back to the country to protect the United States’ final exit.
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WNU Editor: If all of these reports are true, you have to wonder if President Biden has made an enemy out of the US intel community.
More News On Reports That U.S. Intelligence Warned President Biden Of Afghanistan Military Collapse
US intelligence warned of quick Taliban takeover as Biden downplayed threat: report -- NYPost
Former acting CIA director on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan: Blaming US intelligence ‘infuriates me’ -- FOX News
Intel Agencies Warned of Afghan Collapse as Biden Publicly Downplayed Possibility -- National Review
Taliban rout exposes US intelligence failings on Afghanistan -- Financial Times
Afghanistan's collapse: Did US intelligence get it wrong? -- ABC News
13 comments:
Vacation in chief is not thinking at all. He is in his own bubble as any Alzheimer person, the rest of the world is wrong. What next?
most posts and comments have nothing to say about American intel but that is bad, wrong, worthless. Here, Fox uses them to spread some nonsense.
Trump wanted us out of Afghanistan. He never managed to do what he said he wanted. Biden did and now the Right dumps on him?
In fact, if you are a bit familiar with what intel had earlier said, you will discover that they were wrong in Afghanistan. Now suddenly they are the touchstone for anti-Biden nonsense. Both parties bear responsibility for the debacle that was our Afghanistan war
Good. He followed through on Trump's deal with the Taliban and got us out. Keep up the good work President Biden.
the intel I have seen (summed up and not classified) suggested that intel DID NOT SUGGEST HOW FAST THE MILITARY WOULD COLLAPSE WHEN AMERICA BEGAN TO PULLOUT.
Did they also tell Trump, who said we would pull out well before Biden did it
You left out the part about pulling out depending on ground conditions.
2 to 3 trolls commented after Jac. 21 to 2 of them are parrot. Little beakhead please learn a new trick today. People have moved on from Fox. People still watch the old talent, but after the Murdoch children took over by and large conservatives do not hold Fox in the highest regard.
If Trump was not able to pullout in an orderly fashion I blame an insubordinate military. They bragged about being insubordinate. Pro tip: when you bring up Trumps pullout, you remind people allover again about the generals not following policy and lying. Not good look for them or you.
Keep it up beakhead.
If Trump wasn't a coward, he wouldn't have let the generals roll him.
Biden stood up and got us out. Good job Mr. Presidnet.
Where are the Afghans that chased the Brits, the Ivans, and other invaders out over the centuries? Which group would that be that the world armed and trained for 20 years. A whole generation, almost.
If Trump would have fired more generals, the Democrats would have abused the Constitution even more and impeached him a 3rd time.
Pls play again
Politics is like military combat. You have to maneuver. Trump had a smaller army, The Republicans, than the Democrat Army. He had to pick his battles.
Even China has to pick its battles. Take your China for instance. The PRC has wanted Taiwan for 71 years and still does not have it. It is because China is picking it battles.
Amen brother
tired of winning? MAGA
Jen Psaki is tired of wining, She ran away and the goon squad dragged her back.
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