Former US President Donald Trump blamed incumbent President Joe Biden for the current situation in Afghanistan.
In a statement shared by his spokesman Liz Harrington on Twitter, Trump noted that the Democrat's actions will go down in history as one of the greatest defeats of the United States.
“What Joe Biden did to Afghanistan will go down in legend.
This will be one of the greatest failures in US history! ”Trump said.
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"What Joe Biden has done with Afghanistan is legendary. It will go down as one of the greatest defeats in American history!"
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- Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) August 15, 2021
In this regard, the 45th American president called on Biden to resign, traditionally noting that a democrat came to power illegally.
“It's time for Joe Biden to step down in disgrace for letting go of what happened in Afghanistan, along with a sharp rise in COVID-19, a border disaster, eroding energy independence and disrupting our economy.
It will not matter much, since he was not legally elected from the very beginning, ”the Republican emphasized.
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"It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace ... It shouldn't be a big deal, because he wasn't legitimately elected in the first place!"
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- Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) August 15, 2021
Recall that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country on August 15 amid Taliban * attacks on Kabul.
By now, the Mujahideen have announced the establishment of full control over the capital of the republic and announced the end of the war in the country, which has lasted for the past 20 years.
At the same time, back in July, Biden assured that the Afghan government has every opportunity to stay in power and resist the Taliban even after the final withdrawal of American troops.
At the same time, on August 12, due to the massive offensive of the Taliban, Washington, together with London, announced the sending of additional military units to the country.
Their purpose was defined as protecting embassies and ensuring the evacuation of some diplomatic personnel and American employees from the local population.
“Over the next 48 hours, the presence of our Security Assistance Force will be expanded to nearly 6,000 troops dedicated solely to assisting such efforts, and we will also take over air traffic control.
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The Biden administration has not yet commented on the situation in Kabul.
He is expected to make a statement on the situation on the evening of August 16.
At the same time, Biden effectively disclaimed responsibility for what was happening, pointing out that the current state of affairs was provoked by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
According to him, the agreement with the Taliban, concluded under the 45th US President, strengthened the position of the extremists.
In addition, the Democrat pointed out, the number of American troops in the republic has already been reduced.
In addition, he added, if the Afghan military is unable to resist the Taliban, then the Americans cannot do anything about it.
“Another year or another five years of the US military presence would not change anything if the armed forces of Afghanistan are unable or will not be able to hold (positions. -
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The endless American presence in another state in the midst of a civil conflict there seemed unacceptable to me, "- follows from the statement of the President posted on the website of the White House.
The only official from Washington who made a comment was the US head of state's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
On the air of the NBC channel, he admitted that no one in the presidential administration expected the republic's government army to surrender so quickly.
At the same time, Sullivan expressed the opinion that the Afghan military had all the capabilities and training to repel the Taliban, but they lacked the will.
“Despite the fact that we have spent twenty years and tens of billions of dollars to provide the Afghan security forces with better equipment, better training and better capabilities, we have not been able to give them the desire (to fight -
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According to him, instead of fighting for their country, the government army chose to "open the doors for the Taliban."
In this regard, the adviser noted, the senselessness of the further stay of American troops in the country has already become obvious.
Sullivan also said that the worst-case scenario for the United States would be to continue to spend its military resources and specialists on participation in a civil war in a foreign country.
“In fact, it seems to me that the worst scenario for the United States would be one in which we would again send thousands and thousands of troops there to fight and die in the civil war in Afghanistan, despite the fact that the country's armed forces themselves are not were ready to fight in it, ”the adviser summed up.
US President Joe Biden
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The fact that the head of state prefers to remain silent on such a burning issue and is in no hurry to return from vacation has already been criticized in the Republican Party.
“Why is Joe Biden hiding?” Asks Republican Tom Cotton.
- He must immediately address the nation and answer for the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan.
Telephone conferences between cabinet members and senators will not help the crisis. "
Why is Joe Biden in hiding?
He should immediately address the nation and answer for the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan.
Conference calls between cabinet secretaries and senators don't cut it in a crisis.
- Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) August 15, 2021
“It is clear that the Biden administration was caught off guard and did not anticipate this disaster, and the president is hiding and neglecting his responsibilities,” said another Republican, Jim Banks.
On the conference call briefing for members of Congress with Biden officials.
It's clear the Biden administration was caught unprepared, didn't anticipate this catastrophe and the President is hiding & asleep at the wheel.
- Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) August 15, 2021
“No person calling himself the President of the United States should be on vacation while the world is crumbling around him,” said another Republican Party member, Lauren Bobert.
No person who calls themselves the President of the United States should be on vacation while the world crumbles down around them.
The dereliction of duty continues ...
- Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) August 15, 2021
In this regard, experts predict increased pressure on the Biden administration and the Democrats in general from the Republicans.
"What is now happening in Kabul is the defeat of the Democrats, which will undoubtedly affect the next midterm elections in the United States," Sergei Sudakov, a corresponding member of the Academy of Military Sciences, said in a commentary on RT.
Yuri Rogulyov, director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for the Study of the United States at Moscow State University, adheres to a similar point of view, stressing that now Republicans are using Afghanistan as an opportunity for revenge for losing the presidential election.
“Trump and the Republicans in general criticize Biden, gaining political points on the eve of the upcoming midterm elections and the next presidential one.
The way the final stage of the withdrawal of American troops was organized, and the demonstrated inability to predict the consequences, will cost Biden dearly, "Rogulev explained in an interview with RT.
US military in Afghanistan
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Consequences of the American course
Analysts also agree that the reason for the failure of the United States in Afghanistan was its ill-considered policy in all areas of the country's life.
The Americans did not try to establish contact with the local population, and while implanting their ideas, they did not take into account the peculiarities of the mentality and culture of Afghans.
"The reasons for the failure lie in lack of ideology, in the fact that the American way of life, values, democracy were not close to the Afghan people," Vadim Kozyulin, head of the Center for Global Studies and International Relations of the IAMP of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Academy, said in an interview with RT.
In turn, Sergei Sudakov expressed the opinion that the United States did not seek to completely neutralize the extremists, hoping to use them in the future for its own purposes.
“The United States has played too much with the Taliban and the official authorities.
Given that the Washington authorities never wanted to take a tough stance against, for example, the mujahideen, the American army was unable to achieve the desired results.
In addition, one cannot discount some of the American lobbies, which perceived the operation in Afghanistan solely as a commercial project, earning money from it, ”said the interlocutor of RT.
Now, experts point out, the failure of the nearly 20-year-old mission of the Americans in the republic can hurt the authority of the United States at the world level, in particular in the Middle East.
“The finale is very shameful, and the result of 20 years of effort simply surprises the whole world.
I think this is a serious mistake of the United States, ”said Vadim Kozyulin.
At the same time, according to him, the Afghan situation will spoil the image of the collective West, "since NATO and the EU countries took part in this project."
Sergey Sudakov also agrees with Kozyulin.
He noted that all the billions in financial injections into Afghanistan and other efforts of the Americans were in fact thrown to the wind.
“The United States has already suffered quite serious image losses, and they will not be able to save face.
It turns out that now any American can ask Washington questions about what his taxes were spent on, and state that he cannot live in peace and safety, since terrorists came to power in Afghanistan, ”summed up Sudakov.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.