US allies deeply concerned by Biden's detachment
By: Tom Rogan (MSN)
They're seeing it.......................
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
America's closest allies are deeply concerned by what they regard as calamitous recent leadership from President Joe Biden.
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The president's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan sits center stage here, but it is seen by allies as only one element of a broader issue — namely, Biden's blending of arrogant disdain with an incapacity for introspection. Allies have been shocked by Biden's furious reaction to even mild criticism over his Afghanistan policy. They are equally alarmed by the president's proud disdain for the plight of allies that Biden's inaugural address promised to honor.
A senior British parliamentarian and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Tom Tugendhat, generated widespread acclaim for his Wednesday speech to the House of Commons. Referencing his pride over serving alongside the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Tugendhat lambasted Biden for his "shameful" criticisms of Afghan soldiers who fought alongside America. Tugendhat's words met cheers from across the chamber.
Those cheers did not spring forth from the ether.
The British government remains comfortable with its coordination with the Biden administration on issues such as Russia, climate change, and tensions with Iran. But it is increasingly concerned that Biden is ultimately unreliable. Seeing horrific images out of Afghanistan and the apparent impotence of American power, allies have wanted reassurance. Instead, they have seen Biden sequester himself in the forests at Camp David. Some allies are now asking whether Biden even has the capacity to do his job.
This concern over Biden's leadership detachment has significantly catalyzed Franco-German discussions on the need to develop an independent security policy. Such a development undermines Biden's interest in developing a more coordinated Western front against China.
Europe's new uncertainty over Biden has added import alongside the continuing U.S. travel ban on flights from Britain and the European Union. While the lifting of that ban is a top priority on the part of U.S. allies, the White House has been radio silent as to when, how, or by what metric the ban might be lifted.
Biden does not appear to care.
Astonishingly, the president's Afghanistan speech on Monday neglected to include a reaffirmation of America's commitment to NATO's mutual defense assurances or to the defense of U.S. treaty allies in the Pacific. National security adviser Jake Sullivan did emphasize these commitments Tuesday, but his words cannot substitute for Biden.
Other U.S. allies have noticed. China has already weaponized Afghanistan's collapse to exert new pressure on Taiwan. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen felt obliged to respond, tweeting Wednesday, "As we look at events taking place around the world, I want to make clear that Taiwanese are committed to the defense of our nation."
Translation: "We cannot rely on Biden or America."
Biden might take solace amid the trees, but his credibility as the leader of the free world is evaporating.
The hits just keep on coming.
"That was four days ago, five days ago" ring a bell??? Sounds an awful lot like "What does it matter?" on the death of an Ambassador named Stevens.
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Ol Joe has "screwed the pooch", again. He has embarrassed America!
You're ex president is easily the most embarrassing public figure in US history. Easily. Start by acknowledging that with no hesitation and then you can slowly work your way towards credibility discussing someone else.
Ignore all of the facts. US lives, or our allies, no longer seem to matter. It is time to circle the wagons to defend the most incompetent president in the history of the US. He has fucked up this country more than in 7 short months than presidents have in their entire term.
The Democrats and left have lost all credibility. It will be shown during midterms.
Deflection and denial won't change the fact that your pig of a president can't lead and is a threat to our national security
Midterms will prove you wrong. Hopefully Republicans will find their balls and remember there are no standards now for impeaching a president thanks to the Democrats. Biden and Harris both need to go.
Mother’s are passing their young children to strangers trying to get them into the airport…
but joe Biden told us they planned for every contingency so everything’s all good i guess
They've been watching the Souther Border Channel on cable.
Gen. Milley said the same.
So much for the wisdom of the Chairman of Joint smoking asslickers.
Well Gen. Milley is a Trump nominee so there's that...
Is he still working for Trump? No? So there's that......
Well gee Greg, since Gen. Milley is the fucking Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he works for We the People, NOT for any POTUS.
Mmmkay, well gee Dulay call me naïve but I don't think the fucking Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is an elected position, so there's that.......
Strawman.
What I learned in school many years ago is that the Military take an oath to support and defend the Constitution and bear true faith and allegence to the same, NOT to the POTUS. Serving at the 'pleasure of the President' does NOT oblige Gen. Milley to an oath of alligence to the President. In fact, the UCMJ REQUIRES the Military to refuse unlawful orders.
I can't understand it for you Tex.
It must suck to be a voter that voted Biden/Harris "just because Trump" to be coming to the realization, slowly perhaps, that they helped elect what is easily the most ineffectual duo in modern history.
Yeah, I know a few. They don't want to talk about it. The do or die mentality of the Biden fanboys is really striking. These fuckers will ride their horse right over the edge of the cliff. I guess I should not be surprised. The same fanboys are also the same that parade around great ideas like senate seats based on population.
There's another way to indicate that, and there are quite a few on these very threads that exhibit these qualities perfectly;
That may be giving some of them too much. The cynical side of me doesn't believe that they are suffering from a mental disorder; rather, they simply have bad intentions that our booger eating president aligns with.
And then some. Biden is the first president I've seen take an object off of his chin, and eat it on national television, during an interview. Was it a booger? I don't know for sure, but the move reminded me of a two year old kid.
5.
It has just been reported that Boris Johnson was trying to contact Hidin Biden since MONDAY. It took Biden almost TWO FUCKING DAYS to notify the British of what he was doing, of course by that time, it was already global news.
This is a global humiliation of unprecedented proportions for this country. NOT ONE of our allies will have any faith or trust in America going forward. And I cannot blame them. EVERYONE of them was betrayed.
For the record, Biden and his 'advisors' say they don't have the ability to go out and bring Americans to the airport.
The FRENCH, BRITISH and AUSTRAILIANS have sent their Special Forces outside of the wire to locate and transport THEIR citizens back to the airport for extraction. Our leaders cower in the corner sucking their thumbs.
There are three basic options here, right? 1) Sneak in and get US citizens. 2) Blow a hole in the bastards, and get US citizens out. 3) Make a deal.
None of those options is going to increase our standing with the taliban...they want us dead or reformed. My gut tells me that they'd probably let some US citizens out, because they know we have the capability to lay waste to them, and that the sooner we are gone, the sooner they can really start the shit show. They also recognize that the booger smacker in chief will probably bend over, and make a shit deal with them. So, I expect some posturing from both sides, probably some rash and terrible action on the part of the taliban, and a deal for the safe passage of some of the US citizens...but not all. The taliban is going to want to punish someone, and I doubt they agree to release all.
So much for our allies:
Biden lied to our allies
Biden promised U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, that “critical U.S. enablers” would remain in place to keep Kabul safe following the drawdown of NATO forces, the note said. British officials determined the U.S. would provide enough personnel to ensure that the U.K. embassy in Kabul could continue operating…
Biden has habitually lied to our allies and the American people since he took office!
According to the left those aren't lies that is just "Joe being Joe"; and "Joe lives in his own world".
I wonder if in Joes world there are US citizens that are going to due to his sheer incompetence?
Trump did that while in office and is still doing that with his super-spreader events.
Our wide open southern border is the ultimate super spreader event; on a scale far more massive than anything Trump could ever hope to accomplish.
Don't hear the left complaining to Biden about it; of course he caused it so it isn't like he is going to fix it.
As for lies; no one tops Biden. Hard to out lie someone living in his own alternate universe. His last speech was nothing but one long lie.
Trump is no longer in office though is he?
Can't convince the left of that. It is still the 24/7 Trump show.