Biden’s Afghanistan Travesty

I am not for endless wars. Trump had an organized plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan while keeping the Taliban at bay by the use of sustained U.S. air power. Biden has completely botched it, and the Taliban does not fear him. 

The situation is degenerating so rapidly that Biden this morning, before leaving on vacation, ordered thousands of fresh troops to help evacuate embassy personnel and other Americans. Separately, Great Britain is sending 600 troops to support British nationals leaving the country.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Afghans are fleeing provincial capitals and headed to Kabul while the Afghan army appears to have collapsed in several provinces. That means the Taliban is capturing massive amounts of U.S. military equipment we gave to the Afghan military. 

Biden's mishandling of the crisis is being watched by our enemies in Iran and China. To add to the message of weakness Biden's failure is projecting, several sources are reporting that the administration is telling the Taliban that they better not attack our embassy or they won't get U.S. foreign aid. I bet that has them shaking in their boots. By the way, there is no scenario in which the Taliban should get U.S. aid. 

It is time for Pentagon officials to step up and tell oversight committees in Congress whether they warned Biden that he was botching the withdrawal. Too many young Americans gave their all in Afghanistan. There must be accountability.