President Biden hosted the last shameful performance, which will be recorded in the annals of history

President Biden hosted the last shameful performance, which will be recorded in the annals of history

　　Member States Senator: No matter Cuba or Taiwan, who will trust the United States anymore?

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On the evening of August 15th, Atta took control of the capital Kabul, and the president was forced to "leave" overseas overnight. The United States stepped up arrangements for the evacuation of personnel... Atta officials also stated that the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" would be established on the same day and announced some new policies, saying that the future The new Afghan government will include non-Taliban personnel. Regarding the Taliban's return to Kabul this time, the Director of the Second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov bluntly stated to the media on the 16th that this is a manifestation of the failure of the United States in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan "has changed." According to the New York Times, this means "the end of the American era." Erase it. And Biden hosted this last shameful performance, "This will be recorded in the annals of history."

　　 "This is another blow to the US image abroad." CNN sarcastically said that the Biden administration's botched troop withdrawal not only showed its mismanagement, but also highlighted that "the United States' vision of building a functioning country is illusory." Its participation for many years will not have any effect.

　　 The Washington Post worries that it will be difficult for the United States to gain the trust of its allies in the future. Michael Waltz, a U.S. Army Reserve officer who has served in Afghanistan many times, and a Florida Republican Congressman, questioned this, "Whether Cuba or Taiwan (region), who would risk their lives to trust the United States?"

 Screenshot of New York Times report Screenshot of New York Times report

　　Ata official: The Taliban will establish the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan"

　　 On the day of August 15, the Taliban entered the capital Kabul and then negotiated with the government to prepare for the transfer of power. However, CNN reported that earlier negotiations on the “formation of a transitional government” seemed to have broken down due to President Ghani’s “departure”.

　　 The Associated Press reported on the 15th that an Ata official stated that the Taliban will soon announce the establishment of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" in the presidential palace in Kabul. This is the name of the country when the Taliban was in power. It declared the establishment of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" after the occupation of Kabul in 1996, and the regime fell in 2001.

　　 On August 16, Atta announced some new policies one after another. Atta spokesman Sohail Shaheen said on the same day that the new Afghan government will include non-Taliban Afghans.

　　 When asked whether they would include former Afghan government personnel, Shaheen said that it is too early to say which officials will join the new government, but the Taliban hope that some "known people" will also join.

　　 Shahin also stated that all soldiers and policemen who lay down their weapons and join the Taliban will be "pardoned" and their lives and property will be protected. He added that these people will be added to a special list and used as a "reserve force" and will be requisitioned as needed.

Regarding the Taliban’s return to Kabul 20 years later, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Second Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with the media on the 16th that this is not a so-called basis. The transition of power in Afghanistan through these agreements, and those who fabricate this claim are trying to defend the United States. Kabulov bluntly said that this result is a manifestation of the failure of the United States in Afghanistan.

On August 15, 2021, local time, Kabul, Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed to control the Afghan Presidential Palace. Pictured from The Surging Image. On August 15, 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed to control the Afghan Presidential Palace. Pictured from The Surging Image.

　　 "Biden hosted the last shameful performance and will be recorded in the annals of history"

　　 At the beginning (September 11, 2001) the United States suffered a terrorist attack and then launched the war in Afghanistan in the name of "anti-terrorism." The New York Times reported that after 20 years, the "Afghan nation-building experiment" promoted by the United States had completely collapsed. In order to help Afghanistan establish a so-called "democratic government", the United States has also paid a price of more than 2,400 US soldiers who died and spent US$2 trillion.

　　 Regarding the current situation in Afghanistan, the report believes that this means "the era of the United States in Afghanistan is over." The United States spent 20 years and exhausted its manpower and material resources in its defense results, which were erased by Atta in just a few months. Many U.S. government officials have also realized that "During the long U.S. journey in Afghanistan, Biden hosted the last shameful performance as president, which will be recorded in the annals of history."

　　 The speed of the collapse of the Afghan government forces shocked and confused many Biden government officials. CNN reported that the U.S. spent billions of dollars to build it, and the Afghan army and police used to fight the Taliban are "evaporating."

　　 It has been "carefully supported" by the United States for 20 years. Why are the Afghan government forces still so "vulnerable"? The New York Times believes that this is partly attributable to Biden's decision to withdraw troops, claiming that the morale of the Afghan government troops has plummeted since then, often surrendering without firing a shot. Many people accepted the safe passage and cash provided by the Taliban (usually transferred by the village elders).

The Taliban has entered the presidential palace, the picture is from Al Jazeera The Taliban has entered the presidential palace, the picture is from Al Jazeera

Some people have accused that Biden’s decision to withdraw troops in a hurry was because he wanted to create a favorable political narrative for himself before the 20th anniversary of the “911 incident” and before the mid-term elections next year. The president of the home. But now Biden has discovered that he has to pay not only for his own mistakes, but also for the political responsibilities of others for 20 years.

CNN believes that the defeat and chaotic retreat of the United States in Afghanistan is a political disaster for Biden and his worst political reversal so far. The failure to arrange an emergency and orderly retreat will further Shake its presidency, which is already perilous, and tarnish its political legacy.

Ironically, the report believes that Biden’s mismanagement of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan highlights that “the United States’ vision of working hard to build a functioning country is illusory, and its participation will not be any different for many years. ".

　　 The top Republican of the House Armed Services Committee and Representative Michael McCaul of Texas blasted in the "State of the Union" program that Biden hosted an "unprecedented and complete disaster." "This will be a stain on Biden and his tenure. What he did will stain his hands with blood," McCall accused, "They completely messed up this time and completely underestimated the power of the Taliban."

Many Republican lawmakers blamed the current situation in Afghanistan on the Trump administration and the Biden administration. When asked by the host whether they also held this view, McCall said that “the current situation occurred when Biden was president. So it is Biden’s responsibility."

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　　 "Who will trust the United States again?"

　　 The "Washington Post" reported that Biden has always been considered sympathetic and popular among the people, but he took a cold eye on the defeat of the Afghan government.

　　 When the Afghan Taliban approached Kabul, Biden first expressed his sympathy for those who were abandoned in a statement on the evening of the 14th. "Our hearts are with the brave Afghan men and women who are now in danger."

But then he said, "If the Afghan army is unable or unwilling to defend its own country, it will be of no avail for the U.S. military to stay for another year or five years." "I cannot accept that the U.S. will continue to intervene in another country's internal conflicts." .

　　 The report believes that this reflects the increasingly provocative and defending attitude of Biden and his assistants in the face of criticism.

　　 CNN reported that it now appears that it is almost impossible for the United States to evacuate all Afghan translators, employees, and mediators it depends on. They are all facing retaliation from the Taliban. And if it fails to complete the task, the moral conscience and global reputation of the United States will be damaged.

"Russia Today" reported that the British Secretary of Defense (Ben Wallace) expressed regret in an interview with the media on the 16th, saying that not every Afghan who has been cooperating with the British government for many years and has the right to evacuate has the opportunity. get away.

　　 "Sadly, the West has already done what it should be," he choked at the camera and said with tears, "Some people will not come back. We must do our best to help these people in a third country."

And the U.S. Army Reserve officer who has served in Afghanistan many times and Republican Representative Michael Waltz from Florida criticized that Biden was unwilling to provide more aid to Afghanistan, and he was unwilling to protect those who had helped. Translators and mediators in the United States have shown Biden's ruthlessness and will make it difficult for the United States to gain allies in the next conflict.

"Who will trust us anymore?" Waltz asked dissatisfiedly, "Whether it is Cuba or Taiwan (region), who would risk their lives to trust the United States, and even stand with the United States regardless of the safety of the entire family. This It will resonate for many years."

Screenshot of "Washington Post" report Screenshot of "Washington Post" report

　　 It is worth mentioning that when the sky changed in Afghanistan, Biden spent the entire weekend on vacation at Camp David and did not speak to the American people in front of the camera. However, a senior White House official revealed that Biden regularly listened to briefings about Afghanistan at Camp David and held video conference calls with national security officials.

　　 According to photos released by US media on the 15th, Biden was wearing a polo shirt, sitting in the security conference room of the presidential residence and talking with officials on the screen. CNN stated that it is difficult to portray him as an image of a tri-service commander who "actively participates" in dealing with the Afghan issue.

Biden held a video conference on the situation in Afghanistan Pictured from the White House Twitter Biden held a video conference on the situation in Afghanistan Pictured from the White House Twitter

　　 In addition, CNN also believes that this will be another blow to the US image abroad. Earlier this summer, during his first trip to Europe, Biden announced in a high-profile manner that after Trump’s period of instability and alienation from allies, “the United States is back.”

　　 But Biden’s first real foreign policy crisis was about the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. When Biden decides to abandon protecting Afghanistan’s fragile democratic government, his call to protect foreign democracy will also be weakened.