Posted on Aug 17, 2021
Biden's speech was 'disingenuous,' al Qaeda will return, former Reagan official says
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Biden said during his speech that there would be "endless rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery." West, a Marine combat veteran, told Fox News, "That’s simply not true. We haven’t been in combat on the ground for a few years now."
"We could continue this indefinitely and keep the terrorists from taking power in Afghanistan," West told Fox News, noting that Afghan forces were doing the fighting prior to the U.S. withdrawal.
Biden said during his speech that there would be "endless rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery." West, a Marine combat veteran, told Fox News, "That’s simply not true. We haven’t been in combat on the ground for a few years now."
"We could continue this indefinitely and keep the terrorists from taking power in Afghanistan," West told Fox News, noting that Afghan forces were doing the fighting prior to the U.S. withdrawal.
Biden's speech was 'disingenuous,' al Qaeda will return, former Reagan official says
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"That’s simply not true. We haven’t been in combat on the ground for a few years now."
To be fair we weren't in combat because there was a ceasefire agreement reached by Trump. More or less, they were not attacking us and were waiting for us to leave as promised. Had we not left, it's safe to say we would have been in combat again because we'd be being attacked.
To be fair we weren't in combat because there was a ceasefire agreement reached by Trump. More or less, they were not attacking us and were waiting for us to leave as promised. Had we not left, it's safe to say we would have been in combat again because we'd be being attacked.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SFC (Join to see) - Agreed. I was mostly pointing out that there was a reason we haven't seen US troop deaths lately, a reason that may easily evaporate if we had stayed.
Having said that, the planning on this wasn't great. I haven't heard too many people outside the administration on either the right or the left thinking it was. ;)
Having said that, the planning on this wasn't great. I haven't heard too many people outside the administration on either the right or the left thinking it was. ;)
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SPC Kevin Ford - It was the saddest weekend in our nation's history since the 70's. There is enough blame to go around for everyone. The final action is owned by President Biden. He is on watch now. MHO
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SPC Kevin Ford
SFC (Join to see) - He probably didn't make the plan but the buck stops with him. He's accountable.
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Only time will tell. While they're both terrorist groups they have vastly different views. Taliban only wants to control Afghanistan and if they see Al Qaeda reimergance harming that they may not tolerate it. So hey, one terrorist group stopping another may not be all that bad!
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You are right sir, it is a balancing act that can go either way, and very suddenly when it does.
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