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 "

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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.