He actually slowed things down. Under the terms of the Doha agreement negotiated and signed by Trump (which is what Biden is enacting) with the Taliban this should have happened in May of this year. That’s not to say that Biden shouldn’t have seen this unfolding and at least prepared better for the obvious outcome.
Yeah to say Biden accelerated this is basically factually bollocks
I'm not sure how easy it is to foresee an army that is 4 times the size of the Taliban with modern airpower folding with fighting.
I'm not sure how you can foresee the President running away and scuppering a 2 week cease fire?
Not compared to Trumps original exit date which has been mentioned several times was May but appears to have then rushed things through more recently ie I’m not sure there was much/any discussion around timing with allied forces. They’ve both got their prints all over this mess*.
I agree 100% about the Afgan army which cost billions to arm and train folding immediately which is why I said I don’t think Biden expected the speed of things unravelling and also that more of the country needs to maybe want longer term change…we can’t force it on them
*edit - as have a number of others !
Yeah, I thought Bidens timetable was by early Sept (before 20th anniversary of 9/11) but troop withdrawal was accelerated. Googled and found articles confirming it US forces to withdraw from Afghanistan before Biden’s deadline
Interesting article in New York Times (from May)
Basically they continued with the accelerated withdrawal even though Taliban was advancing and breaching terms of the Trump agreement (probably not a surprise to anyone !). Ultimately, looking at the way it’s panned out, it probably hasn’t made a huge difference is as soon as US and allies withdrew, the taliban taking over would've happened but optically, the scrambling to get people out could’ve been managed better.
The bigger and far more complex question is once in, whether they/we should’ve continued to stay at some level....potentially for years more. If so, why.
Hmm....so when Holyfield was knocked out, did Trump declare "He's out for the count", or did he say "He's been knocked out, but I demand a recount?"He's back!
Fight Talk: Evander Holyfield, 58, is knocked out with Donald Trump on commentary in a surreal night of boxing
Fight Talk reflects on a surreal night in boxing as Evander Holyfield, 58, is knocked out, Donald Trump commentates and David Haye beats his best mate before calling out Tyson Fury.www.bbc.co.uk
Depends which state the fight was in. It was either stop the count or keep counting.Hmm....so when Holyfield was knocked out, did Trump declare "He's out for the count", or did he say "He's been knocked out, but I demand a recount?"
I'm so hoping a load of liberals and lefties sign up posting factual information so their accounts get deleted and we can see that 'cancel culture' at work.
I'm so hoping a load of liberals and lefties sign up posting factual information so their accounts get deleted and we can see that 'cancel culture' at work.
They say there will be no censorship. Let's see.he shouldn’t have been removed from social media anyway as it’s a very slippery and dangerous slope - people can make their own minds up about him
I bet more people get kicked off this for more spurious reasons than have been off twitter. It's a dangerous and slippery slope that he and his ilk are more than happy to slide down to get rid of anyone with views different to their own.he shouldn’t have been removed from social media anyway as it’s a very slippery and dangerous slope - people can make their own minds up about him
I bet more people get kicked off this for more spurious reasons than have been off twitter. It's a dangerous and slippery slope that he and his ilk are more than happy to slide down to get rid of anyone with views different to their own.
You do seem obsessed by him.same as Nicholas Clegg then?
You do seem obsessed by him.
Are you saying that Trump wasn't putting stuff on there that was completely untrue, or at best so heavily skewed as to be meaningless?
Even his own VP Mike Pence has admitted Trump was talking bollocks.
If anything it's just going to be up against the likes of 4chan as a site for absolute cranks.
I agree with your point, but I bet this site will ban more people for not fitting the agenda than the current social media, claiming they're government or liberal shills on someone's payroll.They all talk bollocks. Right, left, etc. It is a nightmare. But for once I actually agree with Grendel. It is a very slippery slope to ban people because they don't fit an agenda. If anyone should be cancelled right now it should be Justin Trudeau, but there is a heavy amount of silence. For some he is the right kind of fascism and gets away with it.
They all talk bollocks. Right, left, etc. It is a nightmare. But for once I actually agree with Grendel. It is a very slippery slope to ban people because they don't fit an agenda. If anyone should be cancelled right now it should be Justin Trudeau, but there is a heavy amount of silence. For some he is the right kind of fascism and gets away with it.
he shouldn’t have been removed from social media anyway as it’s a very slippery and dangerous slope - people can make their own minds up about him
You do seem obsessed by him.
Are you saying that Trump wasn't putting stuff on there that was completely untrue, or at best so heavily skewed as to be meaningless?
Even his own VP Mike Pence has admitted Trump was talking bollocks.
If anything it's just going to be up against the likes of 4chan as a site for absolute cranks.
Doesn't look like they will be at the moment as it seems they forgot to test if the sign up process actually works.I'm so hoping a load of liberals and lefties sign up posting factual information so their accounts get deleted and we can see that 'cancel culture' at work.
Does that include bestiality?They say there will be no censorship.
doubt it will be his own money.Anyone know how much he has spent on it? Must be a sizable chunk.
Okay. Got some mug backers then I guess.doubt it will be his own money.
Apparently a British company is considering legal action as they’ve stolen their company logo for the platform.
He’s amazed the world of IT and Social Media experts because he gets this. Not a lot of people do but he does and that’s amazed everyone. Same when he went go karting. The guy running the track said no professionals, Trump said I’m not a professional, the guy running the track said that’s amazing, you should be a professional.So his poxy twitter ripoff is the social media version of the Town Oak? A place for folk who can't get in anywhere else
Loves the country by undermining it. Should he prosecuted for treasonTrump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6
Ex-president also rejects suggestions he used ‘burner phones’ on day of the assault in Washington Post interviewwww.theguardian.com
Loves the country by undermining it. Should he prosecuted for treason
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