Morning Jolt: Biden’s Promises Are Smashed to Pieces

On the menu today: yesterday's decision to withdraw the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan — despite the fact that American citizens were still stranded in the country, unable to get to the airport, and with many more green-card holders and Afghan allies now facing the brutality of Taliban rule. Meanwhile, President Biden gets snippy with a grieving father.

Afghanistan Proves That Biden's Pledges and Promises Mean Nothing

A lot of people looked back at President Biden's July 8 speech and remarks and ripped his prediction that, "The likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely." But the president made a lot of other pledges and promises that day:

The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart. . . .

We provided advanced weaponry. And we're going to continue to provide funding and ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 31 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY August 31 2021 Biden's Promises Are Smashed to Pieces On the menu today: yesterday's decision to withdraw the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan — despite the fact that American citizens were still stranded in the country, unable to get to the airport, and with many more green-card holders and Afghan allies now facing the brutality of Taliban rule. Meanwhile, President Biden gets snippy with a grieving father. Afghanistan Proves That Biden's Pledges and Promises Mean Nothing A lot of people looked back at President Biden's July 8 speech and remarks and ripped his prediction that, "The likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely." But the president made a lot of other pledges and promises that day: The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart. . . . We provided advanced weaponry. And we're going to continue to provide funding and ...   READ MORE

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