TALIBAN: Biden in mud over his speech amid Afghanistan bedlam

Joe Biden, the American president has become a pillar of mockery recently following his speech on the Afghanistan bedlam that happened on Monday.

Republican lawmakers are blasting President Biden’s speech defending the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the Taliban takes control of the country and chaos breaks out amid the American exit.

Recall that on Monday Biden said he does not regret his decision to withdraw US forces despite facing criticism over his handling of the manoeuvre, claiming that he stands “squarely behind my decision.”

Meanwhile, top Republicans slammed these remarks, accusing him of failing to take responsibility for his administration’s fumbled policy.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Biden’s rhetoric could harm diplomatic relations abroad, arguing that by casting blame on Afghan leaders he is sending a message that the US is not serious about standing by its allies.

“He said ‘the buck stops with me’ and then he goes on to blame everyone else —  that’s not leadership,” he told The Post.

“The rest of the world is watching this. How would President Biden convince any ally of ours in the future to stand with us on any foreign policy initiatives after he abandoned the country to completely fall to the Taliban and then blamed the Afghan army? He blamed the Afghan army for this — is he going to be able to go to any other country and get their support for anything he’s trying to do diplomatically?”

The Louisiana Republican said that adversaries including Russia and China are likely to look at the rise of the Taliban as a win.

“I’m sure they’re [Taiwan and Ukraine] very concerned right now. And on the counter side of that, you know, China and Russia are watching it too, and are probably celebrating this failure, which is not a good position for the United States of America,” he added.

I truly thought Joe Biden would only destroy America, but I was wrong. #BidenDisaster

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 17, 2021

Biden said the Afghan army, officials and Trump are responsible for the disaster.

Unlike Presidents Kennedy, Carter and Reagan when they had disasters, they took full responsibility immediately.

They were LEADERS!

WHAT ARE YOU?#BidenIsALaughingstock

— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) August 17, 2021

I pray that Joe Biden is successful at bringing our forces home — I mean that.

Lives are at stake. I hope he listens to the generals & they are able to secure the airspace.

While Joe Biden is at fault, the only thing that matters right now is getting Americans safely home.

— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 17, 2021

I still cannot comprehend how Biden blamed the "Afghan people" for their current tragedy and not once the TALIBAN.

Biden is never at a loss for hubris & insulting descriptors when describing his own countrymen: "Racist" "Neanderthal" etc etc

But not a harsh word for terrorists.

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) August 17, 2021

It is possible to believe that the US made the right decision to leave Afghanistan, the withdrawal was mismanaged, we should help & protect our allies, and the Taliban aren't good guys.

The world is complex.

Everyone is trying to figure it out just like you.

— Pomp ? (@APompliano) August 17, 2021