We are coming up on the twentieth anniversary of
9-11, the date when terror paid us a call in three
different locations in our country, killing many
of our fellow Americans in the ghastly process.
And the events in Afghanistan, beginning with
President Biden's quick and massive withdrawal
of our troops which enabled the Taliban to take
the country in a blitzkrieg not unlike the one
which the Germans rode to complete domination
of Poland in 1939, is how we will be
commemorating this tragic anniversary.
Biden made up a withdrawal date loaded with
symbolism to make him look fiercely determined
on this anniversary, never mind the consequences
of his action. We left our major air base in the
middle of the night (!) no less, without first informing
the Afghan military. We left many of our weapons
behind and the Taliban happily took possession of
them. We didn't tell our allies what we were doing
and how we were doing it; they followed us there
and paid dearly for doing so. Worst of all, we
removed our military personnel before removing
U.S. citizens, particularly those employed at our
embassy, and our friends --- those brave Afghans
who helped us materially and in other ways as
well. They were left without protection from the
onrushing Taliban, and many were captured or
killed on the spot. Women were forced out of their
workplaces and their classrooms and into burkas.
Many Afghans sped to the Karzai International Airport
to get a commercial flight, or really ANY flight, out of
Afghanistan. The remaining Americans did
likewise. Many of both were waiting in vain for flights
to help them escape. And ponder this: the Taliban and
their pals in Al-Qaeda will get a base from where they
can plan and launch terror attacks like 9-11 on our allied
countries and on us. Want something more to make you
roll your eyes and your jaw drop? President Biden
thinks he has a firm deal with the Taliban to have
them provide safe passage out of Afghanistan to
the Americans and the Afghanis who worked with
them (?!?!?!?!?!). Biden's dippy Secretary of State
Antony Blinken (where's Winkin' and Nod?) pro-
claimed "The Taliban has committed to let anyone
with proper documents leave the country in a safe
and orderly manner. They've said this privately and
publicly many times." Your quizzical Peasant wonders,
what color is the sky in the world in which Biden
and Blinken reside? With the withdrawal of our
military people from Afghanistan the Taliban has
the leverage to block anyone they want from
leaving the country for as long as they want.
And these two nimrods don't know this?
Response or comments from the president and his
regime? They think that it will all go away, just like
a bad dream and always try to change the subject
when anyone asks about Afghanistan. However,
the aftermath will play out over the course of many
years, like Vietnam. And President Biden showed
himself to be a man without kindness or an interest
in the well-being of others. This episode caused severe
damage to his presidency and to his personal reputation
which may not be at all reparable. He has even given
the perception that he doesn't listen to advice from
many people, if anyone. His military and political
advisors urged him not to go the route he has taken
on Afghanistan; he paid them no mind and listened
to his own counsel.
Can you imagine the thoughts and emotions running
through the minds of our military veterans who
served tours of duties in Afghanistan, being seriously
wounded or even maimed? They must be thinking that
they sacrificed so grievously for what --- a quickie
exit which was no more than an abandonment of an
ally who needed our help desperately? An ally which
instead got the shaft as a result? That they gave up a leg,
an arm, more, for what? That friends in their units died
for what? And the families of those who were among
the casualties, some of whom are now bitterly opposed
to Biden's actions and his even occupying the White
House? One mother of a marine killed in action
spoke recently on Sean Hannity's radio show and
ripped into the president, even using strong language.
Although these words were bleeped out, Hannity
expressed his sympathy to her and her family.
And who could blame her? Who would begrudge her
emotions? After all, her son died a completely
senseless, avoidable death, and she has not heard any
words of sympathy nor condolences from her son's
commander-in-chief, whose careless actions put her
son in the crosshairs of lethal danger.
The way we ended our involvement in Vietnam was
terrible. But the way President Biden ended our
involvement in Afghanistan could prove to be far,
far worse, for the reverberations from it will be
sounding in our ears and those of our allies for
perhaps years. Then there's the rest of the conse-
quences which have yet to manifest. Let's hope
that we can give President Biden as ignominious
an ending to his presidency as he has given our
commitment to Afghanistan and her people.
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