Biden relying on Taliban thugs to grant stranded Americans 'safe passage' out of Afghanistan on August 18, 2021 Fox News Jack Durschlag 04:59 AM
The White House is depending on the Taliban to give evacuating Americans "safe passage" to the Kabul airport just six weeks after President Biden said he doesn't trust the terrorist organization. National security adviser Jake Sullivan joined White House press secretary Jen Psaki at the podium for a news conference Tuesday, where they took questions about the fallout from the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which gave way to a swift Taliban takeover of the country. Sullivan told reporters that the administration expects the Taliban "will have to be watched and observed over time" on whether it is "prepared to meet their obligations to the basic human rights and human dignity of people, to the safe passage of people, to the airport.""The Taliban have informed us that they are prepared to provide the safe passage of civilians to the airport, and we intend to hold them to that commitment," Sullivan also said. He noted the administration was "in contact with the Taliban to ensure the safe passage of people to the airport."
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Biden is a putz. But it MIGHT work. [1] The Taliban needs time to lockdown their control of the country - without a U.S presence. [2]The optics of the U.S ASKING a terrorist organization for help must be irresistible. [3] It puts the U.S in a more problematic position vis a viz denying recognition to their government, and [4] It clears the way for killing all those Afghans foolish enough to have sided with us.
Quote: PzLdr wrote in post #2Biden is a putz. But it MIGHT work. [1] The Taliban needs time to lockdown their control of the country - without a U.S presence. [2]The optics of the U.S ASKING a terrorist organization for help must be irresistible. [3] It puts the U.S in a more problematic position vis a viz denying recognition to their government, and [4] It clears the way for killing all those Afghans foolish enough to have sided with us.
Thanks, interesting analysis.
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"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."- Fredric Bastiat
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.- Orwell