Friday, April 7, 2023

I Read Biden's Afghan Whitewash Report So You Don't Have To. Here's What Stands Out.

 That's the lazy read of a new, 12-page document that is replete with whitewashing, including of the literal war crime committed as U.S. troops were pulled out in 2021.

While the word "Trump" appears 14 times, and first appears after just one paragraph, the specifics of the blame game are somehow far worse, with the report focusing intently on the relocation of Afghans or dual citizens into the United States, instead of the protection of U.S. troops, or the repatriation of U.S. military arrests.

Biden decided to place U.S. troops in harm's way by both loudly announcing his government's nervousness, while extending the date to the widely Islamist-significant 9/11/2021 withdrawal date.

The report effectively confirms this, contradicting itself by claiming the U.S. government made 55,000 phone calls and sent 33,000 emails urging people to leave.

Remember, on page 9, they noted that "The U.S. Government evacuated over 6,000 American citizens from the country." That's some ratio of Afghan nationals to U.S. citizens.

For a group of people who lean so heavily into the idea of consensus amongst intelligence agencies, the Biden White House seems to blame bad intelligence wherever it's not blaming Donald Trump.

While we're all tempted to shrug, and wave this "CYA" attempt off as just that, it stands to reason that since the Biden White House is so keen to pass the blame off onto Donald Trump, he is entitled a response.

https://raheemkassam.substack.com/p/i-read-bidens-afghan-whitewash-report?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=701641&post_id=113133420&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email

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