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White House cuts off audio feed before Biden's response to reporter on Afghanistan question

Hey, why don't you quickly explain the advantage of abandoning the highly secure airbase and pulling out our troops and leaving thousands behind? Haven't seen that yet.
How about you do the same as to why Trump negotiated with terrorists, and didn't allow the actual Afghani government to have any input in those negotiations with terrorists, that is in direct conflict with America's long standing policy to NOT negotiate with terrorists.
 
Hey, why don't you quickly explain the advantage of abandoning the highly secure airbase and pulling out our troops and leaving thousands behind? Haven't seen that yet.
What good is an empty airbase with no pilots or equipment? I'm sure the American's in Kabul would not be able to get thru 40 miles of taliban check points. There were no troops to remove either Biden needed more just to guard the airport. Why did the one term mistake pull out 15,000 troops and not take the civilians with them?
 
How about you do the same as to why Trump negotiated with terrorists, and didn't allow the actual Afghani government to have any input in those negotiations with terrorists, that is in direct conflict with America's long standing policy to NOT negotiate with terrorists.
So, you don't have an answer, that's what I thought.

You must be livid with Biden not only negotiating with terrorists, but putting us in the position to have to ask and rely on them for our people's safety, and now they are getting killed, because of Joe.
 
So, you don't have an answer, that's what I thought.

You must be livid with Biden not only negotiating with terrorists, but putting us in the position to have to ask and rely on them for our people's safety, and now they are getting killed, because of Joe.
Actually , it is clear you have no response as to why Trump first negotiated with terrorists, which goes against a long U.S. standing policy, and are simply diverting from that fact because you don't want to address the fact.
 
What good is an empty airbase with no pilots or equipment? I'm sure the American's in Kabul would not be able to get thru 40 miles of taliban check points. There were no troops to remove either Biden needed more just to guard the airport. Why did the one term mistake pull out 15,000 troops and not take the civilians with them?
Hard to follow that disjointed logic. Empty? We should keep it active and well defended, as it is in a strategic position between China and Russia. Now, there's another warning to leave the dangerous airport in Kabul, that Biden decided was a good idea to use, instead of our highly secure Bagram airbase.

Of course, Trump warned against a hasty withdrawal that would leave a vacuum for terrorists to fill, back in 2017. Joe ignored that, and everyone else that said this was a bad idea. Trump, right again.
 
Actually , it is clear you have no response as to why Trump first negotiated with terrorists, which goes against a long U.S. standing policy, and are simply diverting from that fact because you don't want to address the fact.
Biden is negotiating with terrorists. More like begging, actually.
 
Still dodging, Anthony. Not a good look at all, unless you are supporting Trump's negotiations with a terrorist group.. 🤷‍♂️
As in all these threads, you and others are dodging and avoiding admitting how badly Biden has screwed up and got people killed. You are trying to change to topic to Trump, who had nothing to do with Biden's failures. It's not dodging on my part to stay on topic and resist your attempts to go off on a tangent.
 
As in all these threads, you and others are dodging and avoiding admitting how badly Biden has screwed up and got people killed. You are trying to change to topic to Trump, who had nothing to do with Biden's failures. It's not dodging on my part to stay on topic and resist your attempts to go off on a tangent.
Nope, Anthony. I've admitted, that Biden has botched the troop pullout. But let's both get on DP record in regards to U.S. Presidents negotiating with terrorists. I say NO POTUS should negotiate with terrorists, ever. Not Biden, not Trump, not ANY POTUS. What say you in regards to any U.S. POTUS negotiating with terrorists?
 
Nope, Anthony. I've admitted, that Biden has botched the troop pullout. But let's both get on DP record in regards to U.S. Presidents negotiating with terrorists. I say NO POTUS should negotiate with terrorists, ever. Not Biden, not Trump, not ANY POTUS. What say you in regards to any U.S. POTUS negotiating with terrorists?
Should be done on a case by case basis, and not in a hostage situation. But, that's for another thread.
 
Should be done on a case by case basis, and not in a hostage situation. But, that's for another thread.
So you're open to an American President negotiating with terrorists, which is in direct conflict with America's long standing stance of NOT negotiating with terrorists. Good to have that on DP record going forward.
 
So you're open to an American President negotiating with terrorists, which is in direct conflict with America's long standing stance of NOT negotiating with terrorists. Good to have that on DP record going forward.
Did you read the agreement?
 
You can have the bonus marks AFTER you answer the main questions.

I repeat them:
What's the highest daily total that the US has evacuated and what is the daily average number of evacuations?​
Since you seem to obviously know, ain't jumping through hoops for it. Be a stand up dude and just state it plainly. Thanks in advance, genuinely curious.
 
So you're open to an American President negotiating with terrorists, which is in direct conflict with America's long standing stance of NOT negotiating with terrorists. Good to have that on DP record going forward.
Are you saying there should be zero communication? After 9/11, we "negotiated" for access to Bin Laden. There was no agreement, but a negotiation certainly took place.
 
The better question is "do you trust a terrorist to keep an agreement"? I sure as hell don't.
You can ask whatever you want. I asked if you read the document. Did you? And I don't mean since I asked the question.
 
Are you saying there should be zero communication? After 9/11, we "negotiated" for access to Bin Laden. There was no agreement, but a negotiation certainly took place.
'communication' =/= 'negotiation'
 
'communication' =/= 'negotiation'
Since I've read it and you haven't, I'll comment.

It is actually very smart of Trump to get them on record and agreeing that they will not do anything on Afghan soil that threatens the security of the United States. That includes planning attacks, like 9/11. And, just as important, they will not allow anyone else, as in outside groups, to do the same.
So, instead of just leaving, he got them into this agreement, in front of the world (the UN) that they would not use Afghanistan for attacks on our country.
 
Since I've read it and you haven't, I'll comment.

It is actually very smart of Trump to get them on record and agreeing that they will not do anything on Afghan soil that threatens the security of the United States. That includes planning attacks, like 9/11. And, just as important, they will not allow anyone else, as in outside groups, to do the same.
So, instead of just leaving, he got them into this agreement, in front of the world (the UN) that they would not use Afghanistan for attacks on our country.
As if we need to negotiate, or trust terrorists on anything in any venue for those terrorists to laugh at the "agreement." Since when did we ask the UN for permission to retaliate against terrorists for any reason when they transgressed the United States' interests?
 
Since you seem to obviously know, ain't jumping through hoops for it. Be a stand up dude and just state it plainly. Thanks in advance, genuinely curious.

No I don't know.

The statement that I responded to was the claim that the current Afghanistan evacuation was the largest evacuation in the history of the civilized world. I know what the rates and numbers were for Dunkirk, but I don't know that the rates and numbers were for this one.

Obviously if this evacuation is the largest evacuation in the history of the civilized world, as claimed, then the person making that claim has to know what the numbers and rates are because the numbers and rates for Dunkirk are public knowledge.

Oh - wait ... Now I've got it. The Dunkirk evacuation wasn't done by Americans so it doesn't enter into the history of the civilized world as "the civilized world" consists of "The United States of America and its colonial possessions".

How could I not have seen the obvious?!?
 
Are you saying there should be zero communication? After 9/11, we "negotiated" for access to Bin Laden. There was no agreement, but a negotiation certainly took place.

Those negotiations were (essentially and paraphrased):

US GOV - "Give us bin Laden."​
TALIBAN - "Make a request for extradition and present your case in the way sanctioned by international norms."​
US GOV - "We don't have to do that - we're the United States of America and you aren't. Give us bin Laden."​
TALIBAN - "Make a request for extradition and present your case in the way sanctioned by international norms."​
US GOV - "Screw you."​
 
So you equate our politicians with terrorists. Nice to know that unsolicited self-outing.
Again you jump to conclusions. I didn't equate them, I mentioned they share a common trait, they aren't especially honest.
 
I can't really say that reply is much better. Oh well, I don't expect much anyway.
Then try this one. Keep this bullshite thread in the conspiracy thread where it belongs. You've got nothing.
 
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