President Biden has lost the trust of the military, our allies - and the American people.
None of this stopped Biden from abandoning Bagram airbase and refusing to set military safe zones and retrieve stranded Afghan allies or Americans - of which there are probably a thousand left.
During his press conference after the Kabul airport attack, Biden attempted to create the impression that critics of his botched withdrawal were questioning the competence and bravery of American soldiers rather than the leaders who failed them.
How could military leaders trust Biden, either?
Numerous anonymous defense administration officials tell The Wall Street Journal that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had warned Biden that full withdrawal from Afghanistan wouldn't provide stability and Joints Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley advised Biden to keep 2,500 troops to cover the withdrawal.
For some inexplicable reason, Biden seems to trust the Taliban, seeking their cooperation and allowing the group to dictate terms and timelines of withdrawal and security.
"Let me be clear," Biden told the country this week, "The evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul was going to be hard and painful no matter when it started, when we began."
https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/our-military-and-our-allies-no-longer-trust-biden/
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