Afghanistan Falls To The Taliban After US Withdrawal

[YitzyS]

@Joe Biden.
Awful speech. I want what he's smoking.

I don't agree. I think he used a lot of good marketing techniques. I expected a disaster, and it was a lot better, IMO, than I expected.

[Dan]

I don't agree. I think he used a lot of good marketing techniques. I expected a disaster, and it was a lot better, IMO, than I expected.

All the marketing in the world can't fix this mess.
He should have owned and apologized for the failed exit, not just owned the pullout that many Americans wanted.
He said that unlike Trump he'd own his mistakes. He didn't do that.

[YitzyS]

-1.
Bunch of malarkey. Focused on what's not being debated and punted on what's going wrong.
Even CNN is trashing it.

I think he was trying to save face with the (uneducated) American public. Of course CNN will see through it - they understand that the policy is terrible. (Hey, don't quote me on that...)

I was specifically talking about the speechwriters. The ones who have to take his mistakes and divert attention from them. To make it sound like he knows what he's doing. Yes, he should fire his policymakers. But his speechwriters are talented IMO.

He should have owned and apologized for the failed exit, not just owned the pullout that many Americans wanted.
He said that unlike Trump he'd own his mistakes. He didn't do that.

I don't think it would have been politically possible to do that. If you admit it was a mistake, all the blood is on your hands. He would not survive that easily.

[Dan]

I don't think it would have been politically possible to do that. If you admit it was a mistake, all the blood is on your hands. He would not survive that easily.

So this was just BS. OK.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1268663821998206978

[Dan]

I was specifically talking about the speechwriters. The ones who have to take his mistakes and divert attention from them. To make it sound like he knows what he's doing. Yes, he should fire his policymakers. But his speechwriters are talented IMO.

I didn't like the diversion and finger pointing. It insulted my intelligence. And I think many Americans will feel the same way. This will come back to haunt him.

[YitzyS]

So this was just BS. OK.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1268663821998206978

With my filter, I can't see what that tweet is referring to. But I think that admitting a mistake is only possible if you don't have the possibility of crazy bloodshed on your hands after.

[Dan]

With my filter, I can't see what that tweet is referring to. But I think that admitting a mistake is only possible if you don't have the possibility of crazy bloodshed on your hands after.

See ETA.

[mochjas]

So this was just BS. OK.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1268663821998206978

The joke is on you for believing it to begin with

[TimT]

So this was just BS. OK.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1268663821998206978

How’s he supposed to remember something he said a year ago ?

[Dan]

The joke is on you for believing it to begin with

I never believe politicians. But I'll still hold them accountable for their promises.

[YitzyS]

I didn't like the diversion and finger pointing. It insulted my intelligence. And I think many Americans will feel the same way. This will come back to haunt him.

If you get to vote based on your intelligence, DDF would be the largest voting block. But not only the top .01 percent of brilliant people (DDF) get to vote. I may be wrong, but I think he mollified his fans - who want to believe that he has this under control.

[TimT]

who want to believe that he has this under control.

Anybody who believes he has this under control is beyond lost.

[Dan]

Never seen CNN trash Biden like this.
Calling the speech a straw man argument, pointing fingers, seeming oblivious to the problems, lying about the reason Afghans didn't get out, missing an opportunity to apologize for the current mess, not properly thanking troops for their past 2 decades of sacrifice.

[YitzyS]

Never seen CNN trash Biden like this.
Calling the speech a straw man argument, pointing fingers, seeming oblivious to the problems, lying about the reason Afghans didn't get out, missing an opportunity to apologize for the current mess, not properly thanking troops for their past 2 decades of sacrifice.

CNN's bashing started long before the speech. All this weekend they were ruthless.

[ah giten]

CNN's bashing started long before the speech. All this weekend they were ruthless.

Looks like they want him out.
The question is, who do they want in?

[jj1000]

Looks like they want him out.
The question is, who do they want in?

Or they realized President bashing gets views, not only when Trump is in office.

[Dan]

CNN's bashing started long before the speech. All this weekend they were ruthless.

Yes, but they have been clamoring for him to speak. And the response was more critical than ever.

[ExGingi]

https://twitter.com/axelroark/status/1427369531207569413?s=21

(we all learn about מקנח בצרור, I guess some practice that)

[Kobe Bryant]

[gozalim]

https://twitter.com/axelroark/status/1427369531207569413?s=21

(we all learn about מקנח בצרור, I guess some practice that)

that they used rocks is commendable
that they tried to flush them is stupid