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Milley tells Congress US credibility has
been damaged by Biden's Afghan withdrawal:
Gen. Frank McKenzie warned administration
to keep troops in Kabul to avoid a Taliban
takeover and Austin blames local soldiers
for 'melting away'

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Posted By: Ribicon, 9/28/2021 11:28:34 AM

The nation's top military commander told senators on Tuesday that U.S. credibility had been 'damaged by President Biden's hasty exit from Afghanistan. In his first congressional testimony on the withdrawal, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said his view had long been that leaving the country, without meeting specific conditions, would likely lead to the collapse of the Afghan armed forces and government. Milley was speaking alongside the secretary of defense and the top U.S. commander in the region at the start of two days of intense questioning about the tumultuous withdrawal.

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Beep beep! Here comes the Pentagon Clown Car in full CYA mode. America has credibility? Who knew.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Northcross 9/28/2021 11:39:43 AM (No. 928982)
I don't know about America's credibility, but Biden, Milley, and Lloyd Austin's credibility is at zero right now.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: foxglove 9/28/2021 11:41:58 AM (No. 928987)
Joe Biden does not care about America’s credibility. It’s only about the power game he and his cronies are playing. The generals are trying very hard to not perjure themselves. We all know that Joe Biden is responsible for this fiasco.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Mr. Know-It-All 9/28/2021 11:51:22 AM (No. 929000)
That Milley is a real Einstein isn't he?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DVC 9/28/2021 11:51:42 AM (No. 929001)
US credibility is damaged by Medals Milley remaining out of the stockade.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DogFacedPonySoldier 9/28/2021 11:54:32 AM (No. 929003)
Milley is not the top military commander. Joint Chiefs are forbidden by law to hold a command. Their role is strictly advisor to the President and the Secretary of Defense.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: spacer 9/28/2021 12:00:22 PM (No. 929009)
These contemptable rats know when to leave a sinking boat. Disgusting treasonous scum.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: LanceLink1 9/28/2021 12:33:13 PM (No. 929060)
And now begins the finger pointing and circular firing squads at the joint chiefs of staff level. Next level up is avoided when one of the no talent arse clown gets thrown under the bus. Who will it be? Who won't have a chair when the music stops? Who's going down (VP excluded - to easy)?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: CivilServant 9/28/2021 1:03:02 PM (No. 929099)
What one sees as a bug, another sees as a feature. This man is a disgrace. Go back and let your man beat you some more, you filthy traitor.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: bighambone 9/28/2021 1:29:11 PM (No. 929124)
I agree with #1. Also in his opening statement the partisan liberal Democrat Committee Chairman did not get through three sentences of his statement before he essentially blamed President Trump for Biden’s retreat and surrender to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Blue-Z-Anna 9/28/2021 2:24:08 PM (No. 929183)
A.A. Austin is clearly impressed with his own ability to obfuscate and cloud the issue while eating up the precious time available to the questioners. I'm not saying it's a black thing but Sotero liked to sling the same BS to cover his happy arse.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: bad-hair 9/28/2021 2:30:29 PM (No. 929189)
Let the butt covering and finger pointing begin. Senator have nothing better to do anyway.
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