By John Kanelis / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
Let’s take a moment, take a few deep breaths, and seek to put the Afghanistan collapse and turmoil into a bit of perspective.
President Biden’s decision to end our military involvement comes directly on the heels of a deal negotiated by his immediate predecessor, who sought to work with the Taliban on a withdrawal of our forces.
You’ll recall that POTUS 45 actually invited the Taliban terrorists to Camp David for a summit on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2020. It didn’t occur, given the outrage expressed at the time.
The former POTUS wanted us out of there by May of this year. He got defeated for re-election. Joe Biden stepped up and decided to end the conflict right now. So … he did.
President Biden had set the 20th year since 9/11 as the date we would leave; he chose instead to move up a bit.
All of this had been planned by the previous administration. Where the current administration fell short has been in the planning for the evacuation of our Afghan allies, the people who helped us during the 20-year war. Yes, the Biden administration deserves criticism for the way it has mishandled that element.
However, the withdrawal was set in motion many months before President Biden took office.
And yet, we now hear from Republican members of Congress seeking to invoke constitutional powers to strip Biden of his presidential authority. Some of the GOP fruitcakes keep yammering about the president’s mental acuity.
Rick Scott raises removing Biden from office over Afghanistan – POLITICO
They’re full of sh**!
Our nation was pulled kicking and screaming into full terrorist alert on 9/11. To my way of thinking, we remain much more vigilant now to the dangers of foreign terror attacks than we were prior to that hideous event two decades ago. President Biden vows a robust response from our military if we detect any potential threat from the Taliban. Trust me on this, the Taliban do not want to face the wrath of the world’s most powerful military force.
I want to give the president a bit more time to hash out the details that admittedly should have been reckoned with prior to the withdrawal.
As for our allies in Afghanistan who are clamoring for safe haven, they need our help immediately. I believe President Biden is working to give it to them at soon as is humanly possible.