There are plenty of situations unfolding within the Biden administration that would have been considered completely and utterly unacceptable to the former guy, and his handling of the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan almost certainly sits atop that list this week.
Joe Biden’s decision to expedite the withdrawal of US troops from the region appeared to act as the signal for the Taliban, who’d been lying in wait, patiently plotting just how they would reemerge.
In the end, it took only eleven days for the terror group to regain control of the entire nation, and now there is a very real concern that there will be Americans left behind in the newly formed “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”.
Even House Democrat Adam Schiff can see the writing on the wall.
On Monday, House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) relayed some sobering news about the situation in Afghanistan when he told reporters that evacuations will likely extend past the August 31 deadline, during which time airport security will remain hostile.
Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill following a classified intel briefing, Schiff said that it’s “very unlikely” evacuations in Afghanistan will be over by August 31 due to the overwhelming number of Americans, Afghan allies, and potential refugees currently stranded in the region amid an increasingly hostile security threat.
Schiff soberingly admitted:
I think it’s possible, but I think it’s very unlikely. Given the number of Americans who still need to be evacuated, the number of SIVs, the number of others who are members of the Afghan press, civil society leaders, women leaders. It’s hard for me to imagine all of that can be accomplished between now and the end of the month.
The sad reality is that Biden’s inability to protect American citizens in Afghanistan will long be a pockmark on his legacy, and could even affect our nation’s trust in the Democratic Party as a whole heading into the all-important 2022 midterms.
