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Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Nobody: 7:40am On Aug 20, 2021 |
facts checke false checke...any difference Them be same thing everywhere seguno2: |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by dettolgel: 7:41am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Tdotbluejays:You are right bro. |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Juoflife1(f): 7:41am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Y'all should stop playing this emotional card and save your country. American military men should not leave their families and go die in afghanistan. For 20 years, you cannot have a standing military. Even if they stay there for 100yrs, una still no go get sense. Say no to terrorism Do not be a sympathiser either. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by BarrElChapo(m): 7:44am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Sleepy Joe woke up on this one 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by joyandfaith: 7:46am On Aug 20, 2021 |
michlins: Who will control it? |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Nobody: 7:48am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Fahdiga: Trump Attacks Biden For Afghanistan Chaos After Giving Taliban The Deal That Ensured It (Trump referred to the terrorist group as great “warriors” and even suggested they have a right to rule the country.) By S.V. Date WASHINGTON ― As the Taliban continue to consolidate their grip over Afghanistan and begin dealing with the international community, they can do so with endorsements and praise from an American president. No, not current President Joe Biden but his predecessor, Donald Trump ― the one who agreed to the “peace” deal so heavily skewed in favor of the terrorist group that it essentially assured its returned to power. “We had a good long conversation today and, you know, they want to cease the violence. They’d like to cease violence also,” Trump said on March 3, 2020, just days after the agreement ― which was made with the Taliban but not the U.S.-allied Afghan government ― was signed. He told reporters he’d had a 35-minute phone call with the Taliban leader and had told him: “It is a pleasure to talk to you. You are a tough people and have a great country, and I understand that you are fighting for your homeland.” Six months later, Trump said at a news conference: “They’re very tough, they’re very smart, they’re very sharp.” Even now, with the Taliban having overrun the Afghan government and taken back control, Trump continued praising the group, known for its murderous, theocratic tactics. “I will tell you they’re good fighters. You have to give them credit for that. They’ve been fighting for a thousand years. That’s what they do is they fight,” Trump told Fox Business on Tuesday. At one point, Trump even claimed that the Taliban would take over the counterterrorism operation the United States had been basing out of Afghanistan. “They will be killing terrorists. They will be killing some very bad people. They will keep that fight going,” Trump said. In fact, by the time of the February 2020 agreement, the Taliban had essentially merged with al Qaeda, the terrorist group it had harbored leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America. The Taliban’s refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders to the U.S. was the basis for the U.S. invasion and removal of the Taliban from power in the first place. “I was at a loss as to where he got a lot of his information,” a Trump White House official said on condition of anonymity. Indeed, as Trump and some of his top aides attack Biden for the chaotic departure from Kabul that threatens to leave Americans as well as Afghan nationals who helped the U.S. to the mercy of the Taliban regime, they do so despite having set up the conditions that made a smooth evacuation and withdrawal nearly impossible without yet another troop surge. That the deal was negotiated with the Taliban, without the Afghan government, immediately sent signals about their future. The Taliban’s lead negotiator, in fact, was released from a Pakistan prison at Trump’s request. And in one of his final acts before leaving office, Trump reduced the U.S. military presence in the country to just 2,500 troops ― not nearly enough to maintain control of Kabul, let alone all the major cities and military installations, including Bagram Air Base, without the help of the Afghan government’s police force and army. Those security units, however, largely surrendered or simply vanished as a Taliban sweep of the country looked ever more inevitable. The two major commitments the Taliban made in the agreement in return for the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces were to stop its support for terrorists and to negotiate an agreement with the Afghan government. The Taliban reneged on both almost immediately, continuing its relationship with al Qaeda and violently seizing territory from the U.S.-backed government. The Trump official said these concerns were laid out to Trump, and a number of top aides opposed both seeking an agreement at all and then continuing with it once it was clear the Taliban were not honoring it. That advice was rejected. “The president was just anxious to be out,” the official said, adding that it was considered a success to talk Trump out of hosting the Taliban at Camp David in the days surrounding Sept. 11, 2019, as Trump had wanted. “There were enough people who said: ‘That’s just an awful idea.’” And though Trump and his aides have criticized Biden for not getting out thousands of Afghan interpreters and others who helped U.S. forces through the years, it was Trump’s anti-immigrant policies that led to so many still being in Afghanistan. A program designed to bring 4,000 Afghan visa applicants a year into the United States was effectively killed over Trump’s term, said Matt Zeller, co-founder of the group No One Left Behind. “They got it to down to essentially zero by the time they left office.... That’s where this chaos begins.” Trump tried to overthrow American democracy to remain in power despite losing his reelection bid by 7 million votes. He has in recent days attacked Biden for his handling of the U.S. evacuation from Kabul, which has required the redeployment of thousands of troops to the city’s airport as thousands of people hoping to leave must risk detainment at Taliban checkpoints as well as street violence for the chance to board an evacuation flight. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Guardiola84: 7:48am On Aug 20, 2021 |
kponkedenge: Oh really? How come d 5000 released talibans never attacked until now they know a weak n corrupt leader has stole his way into d WH huh?as an American president u should always be smarter n stronger than American enemies pls,biden is a failure like buhari stop covering for d idiot pls,America need a strong leader not a weakling 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Guardiola84: 7:54am On Aug 20, 2021 |
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Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Eriokanmi: 7:55am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Guardiola84:What's your point exactly? I've just told your likes the truth, the bitter truth. I wonder where I mentioned in my post that Biden is a black lover. Afghanistan in this context isn't a black country neither. Was America a stronger country under George Bush govt after the attack? They became even weaker cos the whole world was laughing at them. When Obama took off bin laden, America became much stronger and respected. We were all shouting...USA in Buffalo, NY then. Did I hear you mention Democrats states in US and violence? You obviously don't know what you're talking about. I don't have time to mention states here, it's not Necessary. Point to note...Democratic and republicans style of government is different and this is evident when each party takes office. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 7:55am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Racoon: D afghan military had d same 20years that d Taliban had. What did d afghan military do with their own 20years and better funding and equipment? |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by ibuildstuff(m): 7:56am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Fahdiga:How has Americans had it bad, that Taliban took over Afghanistan. |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 7:56am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Fahdiga: The afghan military had d same 20years that d Taliban had. What did d afghan military do with their own 20years and better funding and equipment? 2 Likes |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by wellmax(m): 7:56am On Aug 20, 2021 |
It's also worth noting that the Afghan army may have been well funded and equipped on paper, but the reality was different, often blamed on corruption and low morale. Is this really happening to the almighty saints in America. You see, corruption is an international pleague. Let's stop seeing it as a Nigerian or African problem |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Eriokanmi: 7:57am On Aug 20, 2021 |
richmanrichard:Read the Bush speech on Iraq before he hit them. Maybe you'd understand better 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Bishopadaidu(m): 7:58am On Aug 20, 2021 |
One lesson learned Don't take life too serious you will never get out it alive. That nigga was like we all gonna die anyway whether in Afghanistan, USA or Nigeria
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Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 7:59am On Aug 20, 2021 |
richmanrichard: Don't mind all these media outfits trying to be politically correct. Afghan military and d Taliban had 20years to prepare for this event. With better equipment, training and funding, d afghan military still failed yet it's Bidens fault 3 Likes |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by ibuildstuff(m): 8:00am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Guardiola84:Is ur reply related to what u quoted, where did the issue of race come up in this write up? Or maybe u are just pained trump losed because there was no mention of trump in the write up too. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by OLABOY8495(m): 8:00am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Anybody Against Joe Biden Is A Fool. If Dem No Like Am Make Dem Die. Why Are People Talking Like Fool, Calculate All The Money Dis People Have Wasted On Diz War & Calculate All The Soldiers That Died For Diz War? Now Covid Is Affecting Their Economay Badly Please Shey Na Your Papa Money U Wan Make Them Use To Finance Their Soldiers For 100years. Like It Or Not The US Soldiers Will Leave That Country If They Leave Shameful Or Not That One No Be Mine Business. |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 8:00am On Aug 20, 2021 |
PeaceJoyLove: The afghan military had d same 20years that d Taliban had. What did d afghan do with their own 20years and better funding and equipment? 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 8:02am On Aug 20, 2021 |
wellmax: Did where u quoted say d corruption was in America? 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by ibuildstuff(m): 8:02am On Aug 20, 2021 |
wellmax:They were referring to the Afghanistan government here not US. But obviously there's corruption in every govt of the world but Nigeria is monumental, Nigeria politicians literally looted the country dry. |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by richmanrichard: 8:03am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Eriokanmi:I know about that but, we all knew it was not what he meant.Just an added excuse to invade afghan when he already had1. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Debra911(f): 8:04am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Beancounter94:Nice one, you're on point. Afghan has a corrupt system like Nigeria. Some Talibans are part of the Afghan soldiers, so how do they fight the terrorists group? 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 8:05am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Guardiola84: How's Biden a failure? The afghan military had d same 20years that d Taliban had. What did d afghan do with their own 20years and better funding and equipment? |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by kponkedenge(m): 8:07am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Guardiola84: You're still missing the point. Trump made a deal with the Taliban and not the Afghan Government.... It's just an equivalent of a foreign president coming to Nigeria to make a deal with Boko Haram instead of the Nigerian government.... That's exactly what Trump did.... Most of you just talk and talk without doing your own research. Trump made the deal so as to sabotage Biden after he lost the election.... He made the decision to withdraw American troops on May 1st this year...he made the deal with the Taliban and not the Afghan government.... It was Biden that shifted it to August this year. Go online and do your own research.... Not just the rubbish people are just posting up and down calling Biden names.... Do your own research.
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Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by aoshi: 8:07am On Aug 20, 2021 |
Eriokanmi:Stop listening to one-sided news mr. oga. i guess the war in Libya was on the Republicans, the failed invasion(Bay of Pigs), the Vietnam war were also Republicans. I guess the massive killings ISIS/ISIL carried out were also Republicans. Whether Democrats or Republicans they all only have one thing in common - advancement of their country. Stop study more on issues before stating 'what you hear on CNN and other liberal media'. 2 Likes |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Debra911(f): 8:07am On Aug 20, 2021 |
kennyz247:Taliban will come for America someday, just like Osama bin Laden did. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by richmanrichard: 8:08am On Aug 20, 2021 |
lexy2014:b4 now the same Americans n d world at large has been calling on American army to leave afghan.Now their wish had been granted and they keep murmuring...you truly can't pls any1. |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by lexy2014: 8:08am On Aug 20, 2021 |
EmekaA125: Kindly shed light on this. The afghan military had d same 20years that d Taliban had. What did d afghan do with their own 20years and better funding and equipment? |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by hustla(m): 8:10am On Aug 20, 2021 |
BigRocky: Exactly You wan help who no dey ready to be helped Them go jus dey waste money for their head while China dey use them own money develop mad infrastructure there Good call by Biden. 1 Like |
Re: Biden Assertions On Afghanistan Fact-Checked (Photos) by Eriokanmi: 8:14am On Aug 20, 2021 |
aoshi:Yes...you said it...most of the wars were caused by the Republicans which never meant well for America, their troops and economy at any given time. Democrats would hardly do any of these yet, the country gets stronger |
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