President Biden on the ENDIGN of the AFGHAN War - Biden Era

The White House: Speech by President Biden on the ending of the Afghan War.

Lets Get Real:

POTUS just abdicated as the LEADER of the West. Worse he thinks he is right!  God help it if your an ally of the US, America's word can not be trusted with Biden in the Oval Office.  One hopes Democrats and Republicans condemn this speech, Truman, Kennedy, Reagan will be turning in their graves, this is Biden's surrender and appeasement speech, has he learned nothing from Neville Chamberlain and Trump.   

American Hostages of the Taliban ? - Biden Era

The Hill: Reports " Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials believe that between 100 and 200 Americans seeking to leave the country remain there and were not evacuated on military flights out of Kabul  "

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The US/UK control if the new Taliban terror regime gets any of the former Afghan's governments assets that have been frozen since KABUL fell to the Taliban. The West wants the Taliban to allow US/UK and Western passport holders to fly from the Kabul Airport, but they also want Afghan Allies of the West to be allowed to leave.  If the Taliban were really stupid they could take American hostages, if your old enough you remember the Iran hostage crisis, from 1979 to 1981, in that event the Islamic Students under the ORDERS of the new hard line Islamic regime in Tehran, IRAN took 52 US diplomatic hostages, and that lasted in till 1981and the Inauguration of Ronald Reagan, in those years the Carter Administration did a deal to un - freeze the Assets of the previous regime as the part of the deal for the return of their hostages.  The hostage crisis lead to the defeat of Jimmy Carter in 1980.  Even terrorists one thinks would work out that would be a BIG MISTAKE, Biden would be forced to take action against them, even invade again!! One can see a back room deal, the Taliban allow Western passport holders and Afghan Allies to leave and in return they get the assets of the former regime.  Of course thus does not even cover the civil rights of girls and women to go to school and to work, will that also be a condition of any un - freezing of assets, so far the Biden Administration has not shown enough that it cares, Biden wants to move to the domestic front and the Mid Terms in 2022 and then the general election in 2024.  The Biden OVAL must hope that the American voter will not care about Afghanistan after a few years and the domestic Spending by the Biden and the Democratic Congress will get them over the line when it comes to votes.

120,000 Thousand People saved in Kabul Air Rescue - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.56pm post the following, " Joe Biden confirmed on Monday that the US has helped 120,000 people flee Taliban rule in Afghanistan. "

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The Biden Administration and Democrats will try to create the impression that this was Biden's Dunkirk moment, that the US saved over a hundred thousand Afghans from the terror of the Taliban.  The problem is that Biden created his mess, the European Allies begged him to change the end date of the 31st of August, he would not move, the end date was a Biden's idea for the American voters, in that moment, 13 US Soldiers were killed and over a hundred and seventy Afghans were killed by a bomber.  Even then Biden would not move, Robert Gates was right about him, he has not learned been right about foreign policy in forty years and Ronald Reagan called him a demagogue in his diaries.   This day is an humiliation for the US, after the 20 years, the TALIBAN are back in power, and have the American equipment left by the US.  Also ISIS-K has become a THREAT and the Al Qaeda will be reborn, Biden has a lot to answer for in the 2024 Presidential Election. 

NATO Chief on Afghanistan - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 2.59pm post the following, " It is “essential” to keep Kabul’s airport open and operational to ensure that people who still wish to leave can do so, Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said.  "

Lets Get Real:

It is important that the Allies keep their word and get Afghan Allies out of Afghanistan.  Thus one assumes the US and the UK have had discreet talks with the Taliban, the agenda would be simple, allow US/UK Citizens to leave and also allow Afghan Allies of the US/UK to leave, and any one who wants to leave the Afghanistan controlled by the Taliban.  What can the WEST offer to the TALIBAN, the frozen assets of the previous Afghan Government and humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan.  If the Taliban Terror group does not do as asked, they get NOTHING, I mean NOTHING.  One can see if a terrorist group can form a stable government and allow for the Western demands, also that girls and women be allowed to have civil rights, that will be harder, as with most things there are factions, the hard core Taliban supporters will want strict Islamic law, thus banning of women outside the home, it will be interesting to see if the Taliban 2.0 comes out on top or Taliban 1.0 shows it face, a bunch of religious terrorists who do not deserve to breath. 

US Drone Strike in Kabul - Evac Operation - Part 2 - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 3.56pm post, "  US military carries out airstrike on vehicle fitted with explosives and reportedly carrying 'multiple suicide bombers' towards Kabul airport "

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On the political side this will help Biden, even some Democrats on the Hill have stated that the evac operation was to short and did not allow to get ALL US Citizens out of Kabul, also Afghan allies who have worked the Allies.  The problem might come up if the Taliban take US hostages, Afghanistan is a big place to hide hostages, also ISIS- K might try to attack Americans still in Country.   Thus the Biden Administration has to be CLEAR with the Taliban, any of that kind of rubbish and the Americans will be back, also that it is up to the Taliban to protect Americans and Afghan Allies still in Country, if they want to see any of the frozen assets of the previous Afghan government.  This will be a long term story to keep eye on. 

2nd US Strike on ISIS-K - Kabul Evac - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.40pm post the following, " US officials have now said the operation - an air strike involving a drone - targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who was aiming to carry out an attack at Kabul airport. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus it seems that POTUS has his hand on the trigger finger and will order drone strikes, the question is will he do this after the US is out of Afghanistan. It can be postulated that ISIS-K will try to grow in Afghanistan, they will do combat with the Taliban for control, as long as they kill each other then the innocent people can breath easily.  The problem starts should Al Qaeda get a second wind and try to export terror to Western Europe or the US.  The same goes for Daesh and its offshoot ISIS-K.  The CIA and the NSA should keep a close eye on Afghanistan, if they see Afghans they do not like the look off they should have the authority to drone them.  

Last UK flight from Afghanistan - Biden Era

Guardian: Reports " Final UK evacuation flight purely for Afghan nationals has left Kabul airport.. Chaotic airlift ends after taking around 14,000 people out of Taliban-controlled country "

Lets Get Real:

What started with a terror attack on 9/11 ends with the ALLIES handing Afghanistan back to the terrorists, in the shape of NEW Taliban2.0 ( for the moment, it can be argued that the OLD Taliban will come back), thus they will allow Al Qaeda to come back, their promises to the WEST mean nothing. Also it can be argued that that Taliban and ISIS-K might be enemies at the moment, but who is to say that will not change, now that the Taliban have control of nearly all of Afghanistan.  The West has to be on guard, Al Qaeda could be reborn, ISIS-K could become a THREAT.  The West will be back in Afghanistan, we always come back. 

Over hundred thousand rescued from Kabul - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.47pm post the following, " The US has helped a total of 117,000 people flee Taliban rule, including 6,800 in the last 24 hours "

Lets Get Real:

In any other context this would be a great number, but let's recall we have LEFT UK citizens and Afghan Allies at the mercy of the Taliban and ISIS-K.  The Taliban have closed down a music school as that is against their agenda.  After the West has left, we should expect the Taliban to return to form, banning girls from School, banning them from work, banning Western culture, etc. The Taliban are two groups, one side has had contact with the West due to diplomatic talks, while the foot Soldiers WANT to impose their view of Islam on Afghanistan.  Thus to keep the terror group together and to prevent defections to ISIS-K expect the OLD Taliban to come back.  The West will NOW have to deal with the threat form a new Al Qaeda, Daesh and ISIS-K.  Afghanistan will become a home for Islamic terrorists, and all because Joe Biden is an OLD MAN, who can not understand that he has never been right about foreign policy.

US Drone Strike on ISIS-K - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.29pm post the following, " High-profile IS targets killed in strike - Pentagon...Maj Gen William Taylor...said two high-profile Islamic State group targets had been killed in the targeted strike, with another wounded.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus President Biden was as good as his word, he gave the go order to kill two high profile ISIS-K targets, one was a future planner for ISIS-K as stated on CNN and the other was a facilitator.  The revenge was swift for the Kabul attack, the question is if the Defence Department had these suspects in sight why didn't they take action before, also it suggests that  the Kabul operation might still be on going.  The Biden favourite line is that the US has a over the horizon ability, in other words, un - manned drones, that can be used instead of sending the troops in.   The problem with Afghanistan NOW that the West has left, is Al Qaeda will come back, and try to reform to its pre 9/11 days, while the ISIS-K will be fighting the Taliban for leadership of Afghanistan, and it might become a THREAT TO THE WEST.  One can say with some authority and a basic understanding of history, that the West will be back in Afghanistan. 

Biden on the Taliban - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 10.47pm post the following, " On the dependence on the Taliban to help secure the perimeter of the Kabul airport. Biden said, “It’s not a matter of trust. It’s a matter of mutual self-interest.”....“We’re just counting on their self-interest to continue to generate their activities. And it’s in their self-interest that we leave when we said and that we get as many people out as we can,” he said. “They’re not good guys, the Taliban. I’m not suggesting that at all.” "

Lets Get Real:

This blog can not remember a past POTUS who has given terrorists, and the Taliban are terrorists a VETO on US national security.  POTUS has shown that he is a empty suite, he promises ACTION, but that President never shows up.  Even NOW after the death of 13 US Servicemen he cannot admit he was wrong.  If he had listened to his Military he would have left the 2, 500 troops in Afghanistan, if  he had there would not be NOW 13 DEAD US Servicemen.  One hopes that the Republicans retake the House and Senate next year, then they can do a REAL investigation in to the Kabul evac and how much pressure did the White House place on the military to have such a low deployment, how many YES men/women are in the BIDEN WHITE HOUSE.  Of course that is NEXT YEAR, it depends how feckless the US VOTER is, by next year if the Biden 3.5 trillion package on the domestic front passes the US Congress, then Biden will run on his domestic record.  Of course next year is a long time, as today has show the terrorists have their own agenda, one hopes the CIA and NSA are doing their thing, and catches the terrorists before they ACT, leaving US security Joe Biden would be a mistake. 

Biden White House COVERS for the Taliban - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 11.11pm post the following, " White House press secretary Jen Psaki admits the attack is the "worst" moment during Joe Biden's time in office so far...However, she says there is still no information to suggest the Taliban had any knowledge of or was involved in the attack. "

Lets Get Real:

WHEN the WHITE HOUSE Press Secretary is covering for the Taliban it shows the White House is out of its depth, a President who looked and acted tired at his press conference, expected the press to be nice to him, held his folder as if live preserver.  If the Biden White House trusted the Taliban with a list of name of those that worked for the allies, it shows they do understand the situation and are more dangerous than Donald Trump.  Any other President, Harry S. Truman, JFK or Ronald Reagan would have done more, increased the presence of the US outside the KABUL AIRPORT, dare the Taliban to stop them.  Thus the US would have been in charge of those coming in to airport at the outer ring.  The fact the US Military trusted the Taliban is a concern, also the US military gave the Oval a get out of jail card by stating that they didn't need more military, of course they don't, this Biden evac was crazy from the start, also the recall the lessons of Vietnam. 

Biden's TRUSTS Taliban to allow Americans to leave after 31st Deadline - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 10.55pm post, " Biden: 'US may have given Taliban lists of names'....A Politico report from today quoted a US defence official as saying the US effectively provided a "kill list" of Afghans who had previously worked with the Americans. "

Let Gets Real:

POTUS thinks that the TALIBAN will allow Americans to leave Afghanistan after the 31st, how out of it do you have to be, the TALIBAN read history, they would know that  they have to just keep a few hostages, let's say 52 to make the 24/7 news cycle every day.   The Taliban might have the same interest as Biden in the Americans and their allies getting out, but with the threat form ISIS-K they might have to show their true face, thus they will not care about financial pressure from the West, most of the foot terrorists can not even read.  Also there are different sections of the Taliban, those that have been having talks with the US might have gotten used to nice hotels and being in meeting with the West and the UN.  While the foot terrorists might want to take Afghanistan back to the stone age, thus a thousand US hostages might look good.  They will KNOW that Biden will never send in the military back in to Afghanistan, also Afghanistan is a big place to hide hostages, the Taliban might demand the unlocking of frozen Afghanistan assets a price to release some of the hostages, this could go on for years, just ask Jimmy Carter about Iran.  Also if Biden is to quote the bible, I will watch TV's West Wing, that President does it better and with more conviction.  Also Biden was very low energy, can he really handle a crisis.  At the least the UK will be out in a few days, our soldiers have to be on guard.  Our thoughts are with the families of those 12 US servicemen who were killed by the ISIS-K terrorist and those innocent Afghans killed or injured by the terrorist attack. 

Terrorism THREAT from ISIS-K - Post US Afghanistan - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 5,25pm post the following, " ISIS in Afghanistan is 'behaving very strangely' - and it could be a bad sign... Terrorism expert Charlie Winter has raised concerns about the recent activity of ISIS-K in Afghanistan, the group that Joe Biden has flagged as a potential threat that could launch an attack on Kabul airport. "

Lets Get Real:

If ISIS-K is a threat then the UK has to get our forces out and quick, we have done a great job with the US on getting tens of thousands of Afghans out, of course the question is, how many British and US Citizens are still in Afghanistan and how come the Allies have not got them out.  Also how many of our Afghan Allies have been stuck at the gates and can not get in, how many are outside of Kabul and are in hiding.  After the Allies leave the real face of the Taliban will show, it is Talban 2.0 or the real Taliban, a bunch of religious zealots who defame Islam. One hopes the press will keep an eye on the Afghanistan after the Taliban are in full control.  Thus its time to cut and run, it has started with POTUS, but the UK can not lose a soldier in combat due to the crazy plan of  President Biden. 

Taliban STOP Afghans going to Kabul Airport after Biden Appeasement - Biden Era

Guardian: Reports " Taliban close Kabul airport road to Afghans to block their evacuation...Decision likely to leave tens of thousands who had been hoping to escape trapped under group’s control  "

Lets Get Real:

The Taliban started to show their true colours with the whipping of the people and shooting over their heads, there are reports of them going door to door in search of those that helped the West.  Women have banned from work, and those well known women have either gone in to hiding or have managed to leave Afghanistan.  The blocking of Afghan elite leaving Afghanistan shows the true colours of the Taliban.  Once the West has LEFT, the shootings will really start, stoning of women, the ban on Western culture, TV allowed only under Taliban control.  This is a shameful day for Joe Biden and Boris Johnson, the West will have to be wary of a Biden promise, he does not care about the security of others. 

The Failure of PM Johnson when it comes to Biden and Afghanistan - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.30pm post the following, " G7 has not resulted in extension of 31 August deadline for evacuations, says German chancellor...Boris Johnson just now appeared to confirm G7 leaders had failed to convince Joe Biden to push back his withdrawal deadline - and we've now had it confirmed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.  "

Lets Get Real:

The PM has shown he is feckless, he could not even SHAME Biden to extending his 31st August Deadline to leave Kabul.  It shows that Biden is a human version of Trump, they are both " American First " characters.  Also it shows that Biden it not fit to be President, he has had this view about Afghanistan for years, from his Senate days although his VP days under Obama.  Over time people listen, Biden refused to listen his National Security team when it came to Afghanistan, he thinks he is the best man to understand foreign policy, news to Biden Oval, your no FDR, or Richard Nixon.  One can assume that Tehran will push to allow it be become a nuclear power, China will try something WHEN it comes to Taiwan.  If the Baltic States are wise they will want to remind Biden that if one is attacked, ALL are attacked, that is Article 5 of the NATO charter.  Black clouds will appear and it is down to Biden. 

Joe Biden = Neville Chamberlain - Munich 1938 - Kabul 2021 - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.50pm post the following, " Biden to stick with 31 August withdrawal...US President Joe Biden will stick with the 31 August withdrawal deadline, an administration official has said....A Pentagon recommendation to stick with the current date was made on Monday, based on concerns about security risks to US forces, the official says.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is the most humiliating day for  President Biden, there has not been such a day since  Saigon 1975.  It is interesting that NOW that Biden is listing to the Defence Department, they advised to keep a small presence of troops in Afghanistan but the President did not take their great advice, now his policy has been shown to be up there will Neville Chamberlain, he could have changed his mind and just sent in more troops, but with the advice from the Pentagon he got a get out clause.  The Presidential polls have taken a nose dive, they will be hard to get back, perhaps Joe Biden has decided not to run in 2024, of course he will show appeasement to Iran, then Israel will have to make a choice, either trust Joe Biden to defend them or take action, what would you do if you were under a direct threat, would you trust Joe? 

Short time to Evac Kabul airport ? - Biden Era

Sky News  - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.30pm post, " UK evacuation flights 'could stop within next 48 hours', MPs believe...There's a strong indication the US may start taking out their troops within the next 48 to 72 hours, MPs believe, and the UK will then follow suit. "

Lets Get Real:

IF this happens it will be a national disgrace for the US and the UK, we gave our word to our Afghan Allies and we have thrown them to the wolves, without much of backward glance. If the word of the US and the UK is to mean anything, then the US and the UK have to get their citizens out and also our Afghan allies, as stated in this blog, if your in Taiwan you must think about going nuclear, will the US come to your defence if China starts to play games, the same question must be asked in South Korea, even the Baltic States in NATO must be wondering if Putin's Russia should try to do a Crimea, will the US support its ally or hide under the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.   At the virtual G7 tomorrow the allies have to shame Biden to stay, even if than means taking on the Taliban, if Biden cuts and run, the UK should lead a a force to deal with the Taliban. 

31st August Deadline - Kabul Evac - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.59pm post the following, " The Taliban earlier ruled out the possibility of Western troops remaining beyond the 31st, with spokesman Suhail Shaheen warning of "consequences" if the US delayed the withdrawal of its forces. "

Lets Get Real:

We have WEAK leaders IN the West, the US President should not need to ask the TALIBAN for an extension, he should just do it, and dare the Taliban to do something, that goes for any other terrorist group.  The US has the firepower to blow away the Taliban, but Biden is afraid, he is caught in his own PR mistake.  The August 31st deadline was for the home market, for the American voter, what the American voter does not want is a WEAK President who is not trigger happy, a great President will always have his hand on the trigger, to scare the life out of any dangerous opposition, how the Biden Oval will square this hole will be interesting to see, if he leaves any Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan the Biden Presidency will be OVER.  Biden if he had the guts should send in more troops, whatever the number, and remind the Taliban they are there by his pleasure, not the other way around. 

Tony Blair on Biden's Afghanistan Policy = imbecilic - Biden Era

Sky News: Reports " Tony Blair says US and UK troops should have stayed put 'to see it through' as withdrawal could lead to UK 'security threat'.. Tony Blair's comments come a day after he published a 2,700 word article on Afghanistan in which he referred to President Biden's decision to withdraw troops as "imbecilic".

Lets Get Real:

The former PM is right, the UK and the US should have stayed in Afghanistan, there are recent report that IS ( Daesh ) is a threat to those waiting to get to the Allies Gate. For the sake of US and UK honour the Allies have to get out those Afghan Citizens who worked for the Allies.  The Biden decision was made my a POTUS who thinks he is always on right on foreign policy, who will be brave to tell him that he does not have a clue, that he has undermined NATO, other allies will be worried that the word of an American President is not worth the paper it is written on.  China will think they have a chance to take over Taiwan, they will see Biden as a empty suite, while Russia might try to take over the West of the Ukraine.   The Tehran Regime might think it should go nuclear, as they will not see Biden doing anything.  This might force the hand of Israel to take action, they can not trust the Biden White House to take action.  God forbid if North Korea presses its luck on the border between South Korea and North Korea. 

Thousands of US Citizens still in Afghanistan - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 3.36pm post, " Several thousand Americans still in Afghanistan - US advisor...Several thousand US citizens are believed to still be in Afghanistan, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has said...Sullivan also described the threat of attacks by the Islamic State group against the airport as "real" and "acute". "

Lets Get Real:

The last thing that POTUS can afford is to leave American citizens in Afghanistan controlled by the TALIBAN, the Americans could become hostages if the Taliban start to return to form, they could demand that the West gives the financial support before they allow Americans to leave.  It would make the Iran hostage crisis look like happy hour at the pub.  The Democrats with long memories will recall how the Iran hostage crisis defined the Carter Administration from 1979 to 1981.  The Democrats will be worried that there could be US hostages in Afghanistan at the time of the Mid Terms in 2022.  Let's be frank, in pure political terms, its getting the Americans out, and some of the Afghans, they are less important to the Biden Oval, he either sends in more troops to the airport or does a runner in a few days. 

Resistance to the Taliban - Afghan Update - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.50pm post the following, " Anti-Taliban forces 'take three districts' in Afghanistan.. Forces holding out against the Taliban in northern Afghanistan say they have taken three districts close to the Panjshir valley. "

Lets Get Real:

The Biden Oval should use this fact to counter the Taliban, as Reagan did with the Afghan rebels in 1980s. the Biden Oval should support the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, they could be a THORN in the side of the Taliban, and with Western support the TALIBAN might find they have to fight to stay in power, from outside with the Northern Alliance and brave people resisting the polices of the Taliban in Afghanistan from the cities.  Once the Western press is gone, the Taliban will show their TRUE COLOURS, they will ban women from work, they have already started that in areas they control, girls will not get an education, some will be forced to marry Taliban fighters. Western Culture will be destroyed. Poor people of Afghanistan. 

Afghanistan Update - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.39pm post the following, " security at the city's airport has deteriorated significantly, according to several Western governments...the US advised Americans not to travel to the airport due to "potential security threats".  "

Lets Get Real:

One hopes the American voter understand how much POTUS has damaged US security and leadership role on the World.  The messy attempt to get people out at the Kabul shows that the Biden White House could not plan a drinking session in a pub!! People are dyeing due to government process that does work in a crisis case like the Kabul airlift.  The US and the UK should open the gates, and take as many people are possible, it should not matter if they have the right paperwork, lives matter, paper and process can be worked out later.   There is a picture of a plane taking off with near empty seats, due to the vetting method set up by the allies.  At some point the Biden Oval will be sick of the pictures from KABUL and order an end, thousands of Afghans who worked for the allies will be left behind, also citizens from the West.  They will be the hostages of the Taliban, how grim can you get.

Biden SINKING in the polls - Biden Era

The Hill: Reports " Biden average approval rating dips below 50 percent for first time in office "

Lets Get Real:

A President's influence on the Hill depends what his or her polls numbers are, after the mess of Afghanistan one can expect that Biden will go DOWN in the polls, also we have seen that Covid - 19 is a constant problem, the latest images from Kabul will hurt the authority of the Biden and the US when it comes to World leadership.   The Democrats on the Hill will be worried that they face having Biden become another Jimmy Carter, foreign policy sank his Presidency, and the problems of Afghanistan will not go away.  Biden better recover the image, or Kabul will be the story of his Presidency.  The irony is that it is down to the Biden ego and wrong views on foreign policy that the US is in this mess. 

The Taliban TERROR starts in Afghanistan - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 5.32pm post, " Dozens of protesters in Jalalabad had raised the Afghan national flag and lowered the Taliban's own flag on Wednesday - the day before Afghanistan's independence day... The Taliban responded by firing into the crowd.. At least three people have died, Reuters news agency reported (13.01 post). "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the mask has come off the Taliban, outside of Kabul the Capital the Taliban are returning to the bastards they are, violence, stopping civil rights, preventing girls going to school, even taking them as wives.  Women have been forced from work, after the Western media has gone the TALIBAN will be even more violent and persecute women, minority groups, God help you if you are gay in Taliban Afghanistan.  All this could have been avoided if Biden was a better man and President, he is a political hack who has learned NOTHING, he gets everything WRONG, and Biden is President for the next three and half years.   Let's hope the Republicans chose a strong national security candidate in 2024.

UK Foreign Secretary on Afghanistan ROLE - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.05pm post the following, " Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the evacuation effort - which he says has been in place for four months - has three strands.

All British nationals were urged to leave Afghanistan back in April, he says - and many hundreds did so on commercial flights.

Since the security situation worsened last weekend, the government started chartering flights, he says. The first one left Kabul on Sunday with about 150 UK nationals and their dependants on board.

"In the last 24 hours, 646 people have been evacuated - a combination of nationals, Afghans who work for us and UK allies - and there will be eight flights following today."

Lets Get Real:

It is fair to say that the House of Commons was not very impressed with President Biden and the manner of his decision for the US to leave Afghanistan.  The question was asked, does the West need other leadership than the US, this fall of Afghanistan is a military and foreign policy disaster that could have been avoided if Biden had kept a few US troops in the Country.  The problem was there is no one to say your wrong and we are doing this, as a Senator it did not matter what Biden thought about foreign policy, he was one of a hundred, and as Vice - President he was over ruled by President Obama.  The US has sacrificed its role of leadership of the West at the ALTAR of the Biden ego.   The UK could not get allies to agree to keep a few troops in Afghanistan, thus the Baltic States, Poland, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, Iraq will be asking can they trust the US to come to their side if they are in trouble.  The UK should have kept a few troops in Afghanistan and SHAME Biden to staying, sometimes a US President has to be politically shamed in to doing things, that is just politics. 

Taliban and Al Qaeda - Taliban PR - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 4.51pm post, on the Taliban and terror groups, " They were asked about the relationship with al Qaeda, a relationship that runs deep and that analysts don't believe will be severed, but clearly the Taliban realised that if the country is used by terrorists it will draw international intervention once more. "

Lets Get Real:

The Taliban released Al Qaeda prisoners from a ALLIED prison in near Kabul, they are married and family relationship with Al Qaeda, they used the same toilet and are the same.  The Islamic terror groups will use Afghanistan as an example as to how the WEST can be beaten.  Thus there will be terror action, one does not need to be a CIA female crazy analyst ( Homeland ) to work that out.  The Western media will need local reports or secret reporters to report from Afghanistan after the West has gone and lost interest.  POTUS has created new threats to the West, it is all the fault of Joe Biden. 

Propaganda by the Taliban - On the role of Women - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 3.07pm post,  on the role of women in Taliban controlled Afghanistan, " "[We] are committed to the rights of women under the system of Sharia [Islamic law]," Mujahid says. "

Lets Get Real:

The above is just Taliban propaganda, once the Western press it out of Afghanistan they will return to their old ways, the PR by the Taliban shows they have learned a thing or two about modern PR, it is like when Nazi Germany or the USSR showed the West what some of its naïve apologists wanted to HEAR.  Once the press and the US is out of Afghanistan, women will be barred from work, girls will not get an education, WESTERN influence will be removed, TV's might stay but only showing Taliban propaganda, OTHER Western culture aspects will be destroyed, music, books, film, you could make a bet on it.   The Taliban is giving the naïve TV Western press what they want to hear, its BS.  The 2nd Taliban War starts now, the terrorist groups will be back and they will be planning to attack the West and the US.   

President Biden on Afghanistan FALL - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 10.13pm post, " Joe Biden defended his decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, even after Taliban forces took Kabul and the world saw images of desperate Afghans attempting to flee the country. “I stand squarely behind my decision,” Biden says. “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw US forces.” "

Lets Get Real:

This is perhaps the worse speech given by a US President in the 21st Century, the American voters did not know that Joe Biden was going to appease the Taliban, that he would cut and run when given the chance, he stated that OBL was killed, what he did not say was that he was against the mission to get the Al Qaeda leader, it shows how a lack of insight there is in Joe Biden, he was repeating past statements, Biden showed why Robert Gates, the Defence Secretary for Bush 43 and Obama,  was right when he stated that he had not been right about foreign policy in 40 years.  South Korea, Baltic States, Poland and IRAQ you must ask is the US security guarantee worth the paper it is written on if signed by Joe Biden.  It odd to see a American President become Neville Chamberlain the appeasing PM of the 1930s.  The US voter does not like to see the US humiliated when it was not needed.  It should be recalled that President Ford lost to Jimmy Carter in 1976 in a very close election, a year after the Saigon evacuation.   Of course Americans were tired of the Afghan War and the cost, what they do not like or support is a President with no backbone or insight in to own weakness when it comes to foreign policy. 

Biden to Speak to the US at 8.45pm - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.02pm post, " US President Joe Biden to speak on Afghanistan today, White House says....He will return to Washington DC from Camp David and speak on the situation at 8.45pm, Reuters is reporting. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus what will POTUS say in 40 minutes from NOW, will he say SORRY that he made a mistake, of course not, he cant, this is this is the biggest fiasco since Saigon 1975. It should be noted that after the US left South Vietnam in 1973 the Regime lasted in till 1975 and was only overthrown because the Democratic Congress prevented President Ford from taking action.  Once Trump and Biden gave the signal that the US was on the way out the Taliban just had to wait, the Afghan Army needed the support of the US, it was only a small presence but it was enough, the Biden rash decision to remove troops lead to the pictures from the Kabul of people running to get hell out of Kabul.  Even the liberal CNN has managed to be critical, its only the partisan Democrats that are giving cover to Biden.  The Biden Oval must hope that the US voters have short memories and nothing else happens, if there is a terrorist attack and it is linked to the Afghanistan then the Biden Presidency will be over, he will be seen more than just going gaga, he will be seen as dangerous as former President, Donald Trump.

UK to send more troops to Kabul Airport - Biden Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 7.03pm post the following, " The UK is to send 200 more troops to help in the evacuation of Kabul airport, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed...It says there will soon be 900 British military personnel on the ground. "

Lets Get Real:

At last reports there were no flights going or getting in to the Kabul Airport because the Afghans had run on to the runways.   Thus the Americans will have seven thousand troops at the Airport, will they go and get UK/US Citizens who are stuck in Kabul, what about those that have worked for the Allies, are we just going to leave them to their fate.   The Allies must do whatever is needed to save our Afghan Staff, otherwise this crisis will be worse than Suez in 1956 and Saigon in 1975.   The US/UK should move from the Airport and dare the Taliban to take action, move in to KABUL and help our citizens and Afghan staff to leave, the Allies wont do that because Biden is a empty suit and PM Boris does not have the steel balls to act.  Poor Afghanistan. 

No Regrets Biden on Afghanistan - Afghanistan/Biden Era

White House: Statement by President Biden on Afghanistan, " When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on U.S. Forces. Shortly before he left office, he also drew U.S. Forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500. Therefore, when I became President, I faced a choice—follow through on the deal, with a brief extension to get our Forces and our allies’ Forces out safely, or ramp up our presence and send more American troops to fight once again in another country’s civil conflict. I was the fourth President to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan—two Republicans, two Democrats. I would not, and will not, pass this war onto a fifth.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is pathetic from a man who considers himself an expert on foreign policy, he is NOW blaming Trump for this mess in Afghanistan.  It is no wonder that Biden has not shown his face, is he in the Witness Protection Programme.  Thank goodness the UK has the Queen as a head of State, and she is in her 90's and still turns up for work.  Those Baltic States, Poland, and  other members of NATO will be asking, can they trust the US now, will Biden support them if Putin makes a move in the Baltics or even Poland.  Those in Iraq must be thinking, if Daesh come back, will Biden run away again, as the Obama Administration did.  This is the worst foreign policy mess since Vietnam in 1975 and it is Biden's FAULT. 

PM Boris on the TALIBAN takeover of Afghanistan - Biden Era

Sky News: Reports " Afghanistan must not become 'breeding ground for terror' once again , PM says "

Lets Get Real:

How DUMB to you have to be to be a British PM, of course Al Qaeda will back, the Taliban have just released five thousand prisoners from the Jail at the the former US/Allied base.  One does not have to be Henry Kissinger to see that the terror elements will be back in Afghanistan faster than you can say Taliban.  Al Qaeda and the Taliban are the same thing, what in the earth is the PM going on about.  The PM should have stood alone, Churchill and Lady Thatcher would have, and they are considered great, they never ran from a fight.  The Conservative Party really needs a new LEADER, some with the backbone to defend UK interests.   This has been a shameful day if your American or British. 

Now comes the killings, persecution, religious tyranny - Afghanistan

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.16pm post the following, " The Taliban are claiming to have taken over the presidential palace in Kabul...There has been no confirmation from government officials.  "

Lets Get the Real:

The Taliban NOW control Kabul and Afghanistan, God help the poor people of Afghanistan, if you have worked for the ALLIES in any way you have a target on your back, if your a girl or woman your rights have just gone, women will not allowed to work, girls will have no education, Western culture will be destroyed, the Taliban Regime will bring in strict religions law, women will be stoned, people will be executed.  If POTUS has no regrets he is not fit to be President, he is sacrificing a WHOLE country his own belief in his own judgement.  As history has shown, Joe Biden should never be allowed near foreign policy, Reagan Republicans who are strong on national security should shove Afghanistan down the throat of Joe Biden, when you allow people to suffer and you do not help, does not make you much of a Christian, not much a Roman Catholic.  This has been a shameful day for the US and the UK, this blog has been less critical of PM Boris than most, that will change, he is not fit to be our PM. 

UK Deployment in Afghanistan - Biden Era

Sky News: Reports " UK to deploy 600 troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate Britons "

Lets Get Real:

One assumes the military strategy is justified in sending OUR troops back, one can not see why the Embassy staff can not leave on civilian flights or special aircraft sent to get them, the Embassy has been clear to those UK citizens  remaining in Afghanistan that it was time to leave.  Of course the UK has a moral responsibility to those that have worked for the UK over 20 years to get them out, the hard part will come when the flights are leaving and refugees start turning up at the Airport, Saigon 1975 all over again!! Also the Taliban will want to be seen as pushing the Allies out, thus one can expect some action on that front, it would be foolish mistake by the Taliban, the US and the UK have the power to stop them in their tracks.   But then the Taliban have shown they do not care about human life, thus attacks can be expected.  The UK should have gone it alone, and remained in Kabul and Afghanistan, but then we  always needs the Americans, and they, well POTUS wanted out, thus the disaster that is Afghanistan.   

UK and US send troops back in to Afghanistan to save Embassy Staff and other staff - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Around 600 UK troops are to be sent to Afghanistan to assist British nationals to leave, the government has announced....The US has also said it is sending 3,000 military troops to the airport in Kabul to help evacuate a "significant" amount of embassy staff on special flights.  "

Lets Get Real:

As mentioned on CNN, this latest development will be seen by the people of Afghanistan as the Allies getting their staff out before the Taliban reach the gates of Kabul.   Thus one can expect more refugees to arrive, for the Taliban to move their attention to Kabul, they will want to be seen as throwing the ALLIES out, that would be a BAD IDEA, the US and the UK have the firepower to stop the Taliban in their tracks, one hopes that the SAS and the Delta force are already in Afghanistan, keeping D.C and London current on the events on the ground.   As to why you need to send 3,000 troops to take out an Embassy is lost on this blog, it had been reported that that 95% of US personnel were out of Afghanistan, one hopes the UK and the US take those that have worked for them over 20 years with them,  as those that have worked for the ALLIES will have targets on their back. ALL this could have been avoided if Biden had not appeased the Taliban, following the Trump policy.  One can expect the people of Kabul and Afghanistan will feel that they have been left to the cruel mercies of the Taliban by the Allies. 

Moderate Democratic Senator opposes 3.5 trillion bill - Biden Era

Guardian- Live Blog: Reports the following in its 5.15pm post, " Senator Joe Manchin voiced “serious concerns” about Democrats’ $3.5tn spending package, after the Senate approved a blueprint for the bill in a 50-49 party-line vote. “Given the current state of the economic recovery, it is simply irresponsible to continue spending at levels more suited to respond to a Great Depression or Great Recession – not an economy that is on the verge of overheating,” Manchin said in a statement. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus we have moderation from Senator Manchin or President Manchin of the US Senate.  The Democrats are acting as if they had a over whelming mandate from the people for this fast spending on the US Credit Card.   They do not, the US voter faced a choice, either electing Trump or Biden, and they took a punt on Biden.  The Biden Oval wants to be up there with FDR or LBJ when it comes to spending, this is lunacy on behalf of the Democrats.  One can only hope that Manchin does not lose hit bottle, he has to be firm with the Democratic leadership in the Senate and the Oval Office, their project has to be scaled back, a lot, and not in the trillions.  One hopes one can trust Senator Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to stay firm and demand REAL CHANGE or they vote NO. 

Afghanistan Update - Biden Era

Sky News: Reports " Nine out of the country's 34 provinces are now in the insurgents' hands as US troops continue their withdrawal. "

Lets Get Real:

The US is using its old B-25s bombers to push back the Taliban, that is good, but it does not negate the FACT that the Taliban need to be taken out on the ground by US troops, no US troops and the Capital Kabul will fall.   The horrors from there after the Taliban take over will shocked US voters and the liberal press.  At some point the Pentagon will ask the White House for covert action to be taken in Afghanistan, that means Delta Force, what will Biden do, SAY NO and allow Kabul to FALL and all writers on foreign policy to blame him.  A great leader would admit that he made a massive mistake and reverse himself, but then Biden is no leader, one can hardly wait for 2024 and the Presidential Election, let's hope the Republicans chose a young fighter to take the OVAL OFFICE away from Biden. 

Biden on Afghanistan - Part 2 - Biden's Folly

White House: Remarks by POTUS on Afghanistan, " No.  Look, we spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years.  We trained and equipped with modern equipment over 300,000 Afghan forces.  And Afghan leaders have to come together.  We lost thousands — lost to death and injury — thousands of American personnel.  They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation.

The United States — I’ll insist we continue to keep the commitments we made of providing close air support, making sure that their air force functions and is operable, re- — resupplying their forces with food and equipment, and paying all their salaries.  But they’ve got to want to fight.  They have outnumbered the Taliban. 

And I’m getting daily briefings.  I think there’s still a possibility — you have a significant new Secretary of Defense — our equivalent of a Secretary of Defense in Afghanistan, Bismillah Khan, who is a serious fighter. 

I think they’re beginning to realize they’ve got to come together politically at the top and — but we’re going to continue to keep our commitment.  But I do not regret my decision.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus every man/woman/child killed by the Taliban is the FAULT OF JOE BIDEN, he cannot escape the verdict of history, he followed a Trump policy of getting the US out of Afghanistan, and as is generally agreed, Trump was dangerous, while Biden can not walk and chew gum at the same time.  It is sad to say that Biden is the next President Ford, he saw helicopters taking US diplomats out of the Saigon Embassy in 1975, it took the Vietcong two years to take Southern Vietnam after the US had left.  That will not be the time frame for the US in Afghanistan.   The Republicans should make Afghanistan a major issue in 2022 and 2024, Joe Biden is rebuilding the US on the bones of the Afghan People, as a good catholic Biden will have a lot to confess too.