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2021-08-16 Afghanistan
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Biden Rejected Advice of Military Generals Ahead of Afghanistan Withdrawal: Report
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The Ass-Covering in extremis begins - we should be looking at a slinky of retirements, but I doubt it. No shame when No Competence got them where they are
[ConservativeBrief] Joe Biden reportedly rejected the advice of top military generals when he planned the withdrawal of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan.
and who were the sources? A-hem
According to the Wall Street Journal, Biden met with several heads of the armed forces to discuss the withdrawal of American forces from the Central Asian nation, which has been under U.S. occupation for around two decades. The meeting happened ahead of Biden’s announcement of his intent to have the United States leave the country entirely.
The generals recommended that Biden leave behind a force of 2,500 servicemen in Afghanistan and negotiate with Taliban for a peace deal.
| Why bother negotiating, when all the Taliban were ever interested in was reconquest? |
Biden reportedly rejected their advice.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
In contrast to the numerous Trump policies he reversed, he opted to carry out Mr. Trump’s deal with the Taliban instead of trying to renegotiate it. In so doing, he overruled his top military commanders: Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East; Gen. Austin Scott Miller, who led NATO forces in Afghanistan; and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Citing the risks of removing American forces to Afghan security and the U.S. Embassy, they recommended that the U.S. keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan while stepping up diplomacy to try to cement a peace agreement.
The report surfaced amid the total collapse of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, whose leader, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, fled the country on Sunday morning as Taliban forces made their way into Kabul, the nation’s capital. The Taliban and the remainder of the Afghan government are currently negotiating a transfer of power reportedly with the intention to minimize civilian and military casualties.
The transfer of power comes as the United States is abandoning its embassy in Kabul, with personnel and officials using Kabul’s airport to evacuate the country.
However, plans to evacuate were thrown into disarray when the U.S. embassy issued a notice warning Americans still in Kabul to "shelter in place."
"We are instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place," the embassy said. "The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has suspended consular operations effective immediately. Do not come to the Embassy or airport at this time."
"The security situation in Kabul is changing quickly and the situation at the airport is deteriorating rapidly," the statement added. "There are reports of the airport taking fire and we are instructing U.S. citizens to shelter in place. The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan has suspended consular operations effective immediately. Do not come to the Embassy or airport at this time."
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