Stupefying Incompetence in Afghanistan
Is anyone in charge?
by Jed Babbin
August 20, 2021, 12:27 AM
President Biden, his cabinet, and his advisers all continue to display a stupefying level of incompetence in Afghanistan that clearly flows down from the president.
On Wednesday, Biden said, “The idea that somehow there’s a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, I don’t know how that happens.” That’s obvious from the way he has handled Afghanistan since his inauguration. He also said the withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn’t have been handled better.
I can only assume from Biden’s conduct and Wednesday statements that Pentagon leaders such as Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley didn’t insist on doing it the way any sensible person would.
Any competent plan, which obviously excludes anything coming out of this clown car, would require that you’d evacuate the civilians first. Then you’d ship out as much of our weapons and equipment as you could and then — only then — would you withdraw the troops after they’d blown up the embassy (about which more in a minute).
Biden did it in precisely the opposite order. And Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, also not the sharpest knife in the drawer, apparently thinks this is just fine. And so does Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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