Afghan blame game deepens: While Biden
points his finger at Trump and the
Pentagon and CIA turn on each
other, will ANYONE take responsibility
for this deadly debacle?
Posted By: Imright, 8/19/2021 2:35:11 AM
Recriminations from Sunday's fall of Kabul were spreading throughout Washington DC on Wednesday, as government officials all the way up to President Biden himself began finger pointing. Joe Biden on Monday blamed the Afghan army and Donald Trump; Trump told Fox News on Tuesday that Biden had messed up his plan; the U.S. army blamed the intelligence agencies on Wednesday; and intelligence sources were making it known that they had warned of the chaos.The blame game started as it was revealed the US evacuated 1,800 people on Wednesday, on 10 C-17 jets.
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