esmith
Veteran Member
Maybe there are those on this forum that can explain the question and/or misunderstanding I have concerning what I consider a "Chinese Fire Drill" our withdrawl from Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Blinken before the House Foreign Affairs Committee said:
“We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan,”
Now here are my questions and/or misuderstandings.
1. To "we inherited a deadline".
Fact: President Trump negotiated a withdrawl agreement, with conditions, with theTailiban that we leave Afghanstain by May 1st , 2021
Fact: President Biden extended this deadline to Sept 11th (actually withdrew Aug 31st)
My questions and/or misunderstanding:
a. If the Biden administration inherited a deadline why did the extend it to Sept 11th and then blame the previous administration for a deadline they didn't keep?
b. If they did not keep the origianl deadline, could they not say we will leave when we get everyone out?
c. Is a agreement with a Preident dealing with a foreign policy without Congressional approval binding to the following President?
2. To "we did not inherit a plan"
So the previous administration did not promulgate a plan for withdrawal.
a. If Predident Trump had been reelected could they not draw up a plan within 3 months to insure that the withdrawl was conducted in a orderly manner?
b. Even if the previous administration had promulated a plan would the Biden administration gone by that plan? Probably not since they have done away with the majority of policies set forth by the Trump administation
c. Now the Biden administration had over 7 months tp come up with a plan and what they came up with was basically a Chinese fire drill.
So does anyone want to logically answer my questions and or misunderstandings?
Secretary of State Blinken before the House Foreign Affairs Committee said:
“We inherited a deadline. We did not inherit a plan,”
Now here are my questions and/or misuderstandings.
1. To "we inherited a deadline".
Fact: President Trump negotiated a withdrawl agreement, with conditions, with theTailiban that we leave Afghanstain by May 1st , 2021
Fact: President Biden extended this deadline to Sept 11th (actually withdrew Aug 31st)
My questions and/or misunderstanding:
a. If the Biden administration inherited a deadline why did the extend it to Sept 11th and then blame the previous administration for a deadline they didn't keep?
b. If they did not keep the origianl deadline, could they not say we will leave when we get everyone out?
c. Is a agreement with a Preident dealing with a foreign policy without Congressional approval binding to the following President?
2. To "we did not inherit a plan"
So the previous administration did not promulgate a plan for withdrawal.
a. If Predident Trump had been reelected could they not draw up a plan within 3 months to insure that the withdrawl was conducted in a orderly manner?
b. Even if the previous administration had promulated a plan would the Biden administration gone by that plan? Probably not since they have done away with the majority of policies set forth by the Trump administation
c. Now the Biden administration had over 7 months tp come up with a plan and what they came up with was basically a Chinese fire drill.
So does anyone want to logically answer my questions and or misunderstandings?