‘Mission Accomplished?’: French Reporter Absolutely Baffled At Blinken Calling Afghanistan A Success
Sebastian Hughes
Contributor
October 05, 2021 5:58 PM ET
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was questioned as to how the Biden administration could call the withdrawal from Afghanistan a success while sitting for an interview on Tuesday during his visit to Paris.
“This withdrawal took place in chaos. We all remember the images of thousands of Afghans trying to get on planes to escape the Taliban,” France 2 TV journalist Anne-Sophie Lapix said, according to a State Department readout of the interview.
“And yet President Biden spoke of success, of an extraordinary operation. Is there a misunderstanding?” she asked, appearing baffled.
Blinken responded that the U.S. mission in Afghanistan to “bring justice to those who attacked us and ensure that this could not happen to us again,” had been accomplished years ago.
“Mission accomplished?” Lapix asked. “But the Taliban have regained power. You left your weapons. We saw the Taliban dressed as GIs from head to toe, and we heard American veterans screaming in anger.”
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in the span of 11 days, creating widespread chaos as the U.S. attempted to get all Americans and Afghan allies out of the country by the Aug. 31 withdrawal date, which it ultimately failed to do. Over half of all interpreters and Afghans who applied for special immigrant visas were reportedly left behind.
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