http://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/09/28/but-trump-cnns-jim-sciutto-wastes-no-time-running-interference-after-military-testimony-points-to-joe-biden-lying-about-afghanistan-withdrawal/
CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie testified under oath today that he advised Joe Biden to maintain a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan or face imminent collapse of Afghan forces and resurgence of the Taliban. Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley backed that up. Joe Biden has emphatically denied ever receiving such advice.
So, assuming that Gen. McKenzie is not committing perjury, it would appear that Joe Biden was lying. Seems like a pretty big story, no?
Rob Simms ~ So at what point does the media start referring to President Biden being a liar?
Stephen L. Miller ~ Yes, Joe Biden lied. So this is where the press goes to eleven on how dare he, right?
Aaaaany minute now.
Fusilli Spock ~ Biden caught in a bald faced lie and the media won't say a word about it.
Well, it doesn’t seem like CNN’s Jim Sciutto’s going to say anything. Other than to defend Biden’s honor, of course:
Jim Sciutto ~ —>> Contradicting Trump and supporters who say he’d have done differently or better, Milley confirms he received an order in 2020 to withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan by January 2021.
{Cont.} More: “After further discussions regarding the risks associated with such a withdrawal, the order
was rescinded. On 17 November we received an order to reduce troop levels to 2,500 plus enabling forces no later than 15 January.”
{Cont.} Later, Trump set full withdrawal date for May 1.
According to Gen. McKenzie’s testimony, Joe Biden straight-up lied about the withdrawal.
Obviously this is Donald Trump’s fault.
Stephen L. Miller ~ Generals just revealed Biden went against their advice on a contingency force, which led to the collapse of the Afghan government, and he lied in an interview about it, but CNN has their script and they are sticking to it. http://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1442853049786109953
Like glue.
Jason Hart ~ The worse the on-the-record facts get for Biden (on Afghanistan and everything else), the louder the media will cry "BUT TRUMP!"
Yep, the poor lil' libtard tykes are just one-trick-jackasses. Their very own failures are ALWAYS someone else's fault except for theirs.
Here’s HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Daté, right on Sciutto’s heels:
S.V. Dáte ~ Trump really and truly wanted to leave Biden with a complete catastrophe in Afghanistan.
And he would evacuated exactly zero Afghan allies.
Nice try, S.V. But no. Not even close.
Pradheep J. Shanker ~ You'd have to be a complete ignoramus to have this take.
Trump did want to leave (which, Biden agreed with). But he didn't because the military warned him away.
Biden, on the other hand, overruled the military ...
THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHE.
Well, HuffPost is nothing if not a breeding ground for complete ignoramuses. Same goes for CNN.
𝓙𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓴𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓪𝔀𝔂𝓮𝓻 ~ (Replying to Jim Sciutto) FYI: Not a Trump supporter & This is not the own you think it is ...
J.K. ~ (Replying to Jim Sciutto) What? Not a Trump guy, but it seems he made an order, and then listened to his generals who dissuaded him from that order.
On the other hand, Biden made the order then seemingly overruled his generals and proceeded notwithstanding their concerns.
So yes, Trump did it differently/better.
GOPPouncer ~ (Replying to @jimsciutto) And then Milley said he recommended the same to Biden. It was Biden that made how and when the withdrawal will go. Stop covering for Biden.
Pradheep J. Shanker ~ And ... did they withdraw?
NO.
Because Trump heeded the generals' advice. Biden didn't.
{Cont.} Twisting and turning to try and blame for Afghanistan anyone other than JOE BIDEN is just a lie.
The left wanted to leave ... so did Trump. Was Trump wrong? If so, then so is the Left.
Trump ended up NOT LEAVING because of the military advice ... Biden didn't.
The media know this. And they don’t care.
Nope.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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