Ah, the early 2000’s. We had all kinds of trends and fads, but for political junkies such as myself, we had President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Well, Blair has resurfaced yet again, and he too has something to say about Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Blair not only said that it was “imbecilic”, but that it was “tragic, dangerous and unnecessary.”
The best way to put it is that Joe Biden gave Afghanistan the advantage. He pulled out of this country, and that’s all well and good I suppose, but he has left those Taliban with literally billions in U.S. arms and other assets! Does anybody else see something wrong with this picture?
Seriously, this whole thing is shaping up to be a logistical nightmare! Yes, Biden removed the U.S. troops and so now he can say that he kept a campaign promise, but in doing so he left up to 40,000 Americans still in the country. Tony Blair is absolutely right. This was a terrible plan.
Not to mention the fact that Biden shut down every U.S. military base in Afghanistan as the first move. Let’s make it painfully clear: Joe Biden might be the President of the United States, but he is no friend of the United States, that is for sure.
The Daily Mail reported:
Tony Blair has blasted US President Joe Biden’s ‘imbecilic’ decision to withdraw American troops from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, calling the scuttle ‘tragic, dangerous and unnecessary’ and claiming the move had ‘every Jihadist group round the world cheering’.
Mr. Blair, who was in Downing Street when London sent British troops into the Middle Eastern country 20 years ago following the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington – said Britain has a ‘moral obligation’ to stay until ‘all those who need to be are evacuated’.
Mr. Blair issued a stark warning to Boris Johnson that the manner of the US’ handling of the exit indicated the UK could be relegated from the top division of international powers, with reports Britain was largely kept in the dark about when American armed forces would leave.
Relations between Britain and the US are strained, with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warning ‘no nation will be able to get everyone out of Afghanistan as Mr. Biden’s August 31 date makes the mission even more time-pressured, in what is likely to be seen as a plea to Washington.
Cabinet insiders have suggested the President was ‘gaga’ and ‘doolally’ for withdrawing so quickly, while the Prime Minister has allegedly privately referred to Mr. Biden as ‘Sleepy Joe’, the nickname coined by Donald Trump. Mr Johnson also allegedly remarked Britain ‘would be better off with Trump’ – allegations branded ‘categorically untrue’ by Downing Street.
One can only hope that President Biden isn’t surrounded by a bunch of “yes” people, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. He is seriously shaping up to be Jimmy Carter Part Deux. As far as Tony Blair or even George W. Bush? I would take both of those two gentlemen right now in a heartbeat.
