Anti-Trump chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov said on Twitter this evening that President Joe Biden “is charting a course for the most defeatist and defeated US foreign policy in memory”:
I supported Biden over Trump without reservations in 2020. He had the chance to set America back on the path of standing for good, for the values of its founding. Instead, he is charting a course for the most defeatist and defeated US foreign policy in memory.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 8, 2021
He was responding to an article on Taliban gains in Afghanistan after Biden pulled out U.S. forces after 20 years of war:
A tragedy and a shame. Many will be slaughtered and millions will be cast back into the Taliban dark ages. And it shows America is a untrustworthy ally, in contrast with dictators like Putin who show loyalty to their vile peers and allies. https://t.co/8HHlC32ofe
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 8, 2021
And he said if “America is to mean anything more than cliches about freedom, it must show it in its actions”:
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We saw in Obama the failure of trying to be friends with everyone. We saw in Trump a transactional, valueless president who used foreign policy for personal gain. If America is to mean anything more than cliches about freedom, it must show it in its actions.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 8, 2021
Sorry, buddy. “You bought the ticket” now “enjoy the ride”:
You bought the ticket. Enjoy the ride https://t.co/3kxkcswEQp
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) August 8, 2021
Because this is exactly what he voted for:
You got exactly what you voted for. https://t.co/QZpiWMFTBh
— Inconspicuous Rex (@CrankyTRex) August 8, 2021
Oh, and how did he not see this coming? Had he not paid attention to U.S. politics at all other than “orange man bad”?
"We never saw this coming" seems to be a common theme among those who once championed the government they now regret, even for those who have indeed seen it coming from terrible forms of government. https://t.co/tr67l1Swse
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) August 8, 2021
Some grandmaster:
Being able to see 10 moves ahead on the chessboard doesn't necessarily enable one to see 1 move ahead in real life. https://t.co/9G5Nz5fMz4
— Hall of Famer Tw!tter Person (@SOLockwood) August 8, 2021
He also compared the Biden presidency to a “car heading toward a cliff”:
You may say it is early in the Biden admin and that there is much damage to repair, plus the pandemic and economic crises. But if you see a car heading toward a cliff, you do not say "give it some time." America must lead on the global stage or China & Russia will.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) August 8, 2021
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