President Biden spoke yesterday, and during his remarks, he called the Afghanistan withdrawal an “extraordinary success” but then put part of the blame for the “success” on Donald Trump.
Any objective observer will tell you that the way this administration went about pulling from Afghanistan was anything but a “success.” Biden’s approval has dropped fast, but fortunately for the White House, some in the media are occasionally willing to run cover.
One Washington Post reporter has gone back nearly 20 years in an article the Biden White House might appreciate at this point in time:
The worst predictions about the Afghanistan warhttps://t.co/yB8TH1XDEx
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 1, 2021
Condi Rice in 2002: "With the Taliban eliminated …"
Bush 2003: We "put the Taliban out of business forever.”
Bush 2004: "The Taliban no longer is in existence."
Rumsfeld 2005: "History will look back on it as having been an amazing accomplishment.”https://t.co/yB8TH1XDEx
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 1, 2021
Oh, OK…
Wow. What a fantastic dunk.
Because we all know that it would be impossible for the Taliban to regroup after *checks notes* 16 years. https://t.co/icgegx4vWD
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 1, 2021
I can't believe George W Bush didn't predict Joe Biden abandoning Afghanistan to the Taliban 19 years later. https://t.co/G16K2f25ns
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) September 1, 2021
But isn’t the White House spiking the ball over this “historic” achievement?
This is a historic success and also it's George Bush's fault https://t.co/OZZ0kbYeCz
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 1, 2021
If you’re keeping score at home, Biden’s “extraordinary success” is now the fault of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
We should really vote out the Bush administration in the next election.
— Everything I say is disputed (@TheMushyMiddle) September 1, 2021
I can tell how confident you are by the fact that you're attacking the George W. Bush administration.
— There’s No “I” in Teamocil (@marylanestrow) September 1, 2021
This is just you averting your eyes from the clear present in front of you
— Only in Pictures (@delanonoco) September 1, 2021
Joe Biden: "The Taliban is in full control of Afghanistan" https://t.co/iEUSwXQfUb
— LadyFreedom (@LadyFre50911584) September 1, 2021
And the “journalism” circle is complete.
