Who needs friends, when we've got enemies?
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“Wait, we’re still there? Where’s there?”
President Joe Biden delivered a snub to his international allies on Tuesday, dismissing the desperate pleas of G7 leaders to extend the Kabul evacuation beyond August 31, after the Taliban issued a chilling warning to western forces who stay and banned Afghans from leaving.
The move gives the Biden administration just seven days to evacuate thousands of American citizens and local allies still stranded on the ground.
And it means that officers will have to begin ordering U.S. troops home within days in order to meet the deadline for clearing the airport.
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Biden agreed with the Pentagon's recommendation to stick with the withdrawal date, according to multiple reports, despite intense pressure from NATO leaders and western allies to leave troops in place and avoid a humanitarian disaster.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among the leaders who urged Biden to keep boots on the ground longer during the Tuesday meeting. European leaders are worried there is not enough time to evacuate everyone who wants out.
Biden spoke for seven minutes during the virtual meeting, according to officials.
He was scheduled to deliver an update on progress at midday, but the time came and went without word from the White house.
Restoring America’s reputation and respect abroad. That’s what we were assured by the “experts” who’ve been running our country for decades and who are still in control today:
“Former Republican National Security Advisors for Biden”, August 20, 2020
“We believe Joe Biden has the character, experience, and temperament to lead this nation. We believe he will restore the dignity of the presidency, bring Americans together, reassert America’s role as a global leader, and inspire our nation to live up to its ideals.”
