Retired Military Leaders Defend Harris While Placing Blame On Trump For
Afghanistan Withdrawal In Letter

Several retired military officials issued a letter in support of Vice
President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to tie her to the chaotic
2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

�Vice President Kamala Harris is the best � and only � presidential
candidate in this race who is fit to serve as our commander-in-chief. She
has demonstrated her ability to take on the most difficult national
security challenges in the Situation Room and on the international
stage,� the group wrote in a National Security Leaders for America
letter.

The letter cited Harris �rallying our allies against Russia�s brutal
invasion of Ukraine to standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies in
the Indo-Pacific against China�s provocative actions, to advancing U.S.
leadership on space and artificial intelligence.�

The letter comes after House Republicans and Democrats issued dueling
documents casting blame for mistakes made in the US exit from
Afghanistan. The Republican report cites Harris as having worked �in
lockstep with President Biden behind the scenes to withdraw all US
troops.� It also aims to implicate Harris in its accusations by referring
to the current government as �the Biden-Harris administration.�

The group of retired generals placed blame on former President Donald
Trump for �putting service members in harm�s way� while he was in office,
and argued he didn�t leave the Biden administration in a position to
execute a withdrawal efficiently.

�Without involving the Afghan government, he and his Administration
negotiated a deal with the Taliban that freed 5,000 Taliban fighters and
allowed them to return to the battlefield,� the letter claimed.

�Then, he left President Biden and Vice President Harris with no plans to
execute a withdrawal, and with little time to do so. This chaotic
approach severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration�s ability to
execute the most orderly withdrawal possible and put our service members
and our allies at risk.�

The exit of American troops from Afghanistan had always been a critical
goal for Biden. During his time as vice president, Biden repeatedly
pushed then-President Barack Obama to draw down troop numbers � advice
which Obama ignored, ordering a troop surge before beginning a drawdown.

Trump also worked toward a withdrawal during his time as president. His
administration entered into an agreement with the Taliban for a May 1,
2021, deadline for troops to exit the country; Biden as president said
that timeline wasn�t feasible, and pushed it back several months to the
20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Biden hoped to avoid any optics during the drawdown that would draw
comparisons to the chaotic withdraw of US military troops from Vietnam in
1975, which was immortalized by pictures of Americans hurriedly rushing
to a helicopter from the roof of the US embassy during the fall of
Saigon. Discussing his plan in July 2021, Biden vowed there would be �no
circumstance in which you are going to see people being lifted off the
roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan.�

The reality, though, was more complicated. The bloody and chaotic
withdrawal included a suicide bombing that killed 13 American troops and
about 170 Afghans outside Kabul�s airport.

Inside, some Afghans fell to their deaths after clinging to the underside
of American military planes in a last-ditch and futile effort to escape
Taliban rule � exactly the type of imagery Biden had hoped to avoid, and
which presented the first major foreign policy issue for Biden�s
presidency. It would later be overshadowed by Russia�s invasion of
Ukraine in 2022 and the Hamas attack against Israel last October.

Since then, Democrats and Republicans have traded blame for the chaotic
withdrawal. Republicans accused Biden of demanding a withdrawal no matter
the costs while Democrats blamed Trump for striking the Taliban deal that
set the withdrawal in motion in the first place. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster,
who served as Trump�s national security adviser, has argued Trump
deserves some of the blame for the chaos.

Even three years later, the politics of the withdrawal continue to trail
the campaign. During a visit to Arlington National Cemetery last month to
commemorate the Kabul airport bombing, staffers for Trump�s campaign
reportedly brushed aside a cemetery worker who tried preventing the
campaign from taking photos or video in the section of the cemetery
containing the remains of troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Trump�s campaign insisted there were no violations of the law and
attacked the worker involved in the confrontation.

Harris responded to the controversy by saying Trump �is unable to
comprehend anything other than service to himself.�

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/politics/kamala-harris-afghanistan-
withdrawal/index.html

>[Default] Rudy "Cunt Flaps" Canoza <rc.@hendrie.con> typed:
>
>>On 9/9/2024 5:03 PM, Ryan wrote:
>>> Retired Military Leaders Defend Harris While Placing Blame On Trump
For
>>> Afghanistan Withdrawal In Letter
>>>
>>
>>Incorrectly so.
>
>Biden was President. It's his fuckup.
>

Trump surrendered to the Taliban fair and square.

US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal

Head of US Central Command says collapse of the Afghan government can be
traced to US troop withdrawal deal.

Senior military officials in the United States have linked the collapse
of the Afghan government and its security forces in August to former
President Donald Trump�s deal with the Taliban in 2020 promising a
complete withdrawal of US troops.

General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed
Services Committee on Wednesday that once the US troop presence was
pushed below 2,500 as part of Washington�s bid to complete a total
withdrawal by the end of August, the unravelling of the US-backed Afghan
government accelerated.

Top US General Milley calls Afghanistan a �strategic failure�
end of list

�The signing of the Doha agreement had a really pernicious effect on the
government of Afghanistan and on its military � psychological more than
anything else, but we set a date � certain for when we were going to
leave and when they could expect all assistance to end,� McKenzie said.

He was referring to a February 29, 2020, agreement that the Trump
administration signed with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, in which the US
promised to fully withdraw its troops by May 2021 and the Taliban
committed to several conditions, including stopping attacks on US and
coalition forces.

The stated objective was to promote a peace negotiation between the
Taliban and the Afghan government, but that diplomatic effort had failed
to gain traction before former US President Donald Trump was replaced by
President Joe Biden in January.

The new US president pushed ahead with the plan for the troop withdrawal
but extended the deadline to August 31.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/30/us-generals-say-afghanistan-
collapse-rooted-in-trump-taliban-deal

Ryan <X@Y.com> wrote:

>Harris responded to the controversy by saying Trump ?s unable to
>comprehend anything other than service to himself.?

Which is correct, of course.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

Klaus Schadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreude.Zwergentöter.@gmail.com>
wrote:
>[Default] Rudy "Cunt Flaps" Canoza <rc.@hendrie.con> typed:
>>On 9/9/2024 5:03 PM, Ryan wrote:
>>
>>> Retired Military Leaders Defend Harris While Placing Blame On Trump For
>>> Afghanistan Withdrawal In Letter
>>
>>Incorrectly so.

That is altered quoting by the right-wing boomer retard.

>Biden was President. It's his fuckup.

You are a redneck cracker boomer moron, your whole existence is a
"fuckup".

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

Fixed that subject line for you.

Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:

>Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
>
>Fixed that subject line for you.

You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

Joel wrote:
> Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:
>
>> Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
>>
>> Fixed that subject line for you.
>
>
> You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.
>

I'm not a "white supremacist". You, on the other hand, enjoy having tranny
faggots ejaculate in your anus. Any opinion you have is therefore invalid.

In article <vbo3do$2jknc$1@dont-email.me>, X@Y.com says...
>
> >[Default] Rudy "Cunt Flaps" Canoza <rc.@hendrie.con> typed:
> >
> >>On 9/9/2024 5:03 PM, Ryan wrote:
> >>> Retired Military Leaders Defend Harris While Placing Blame On Trump
> For
> >>> Afghanistan Withdrawal In Letter
> >>>
> >>
> >>Incorrectly so.
> >
> >Biden was President. It's his fuckup.
> >
>
> Trump surrendered to the Taliban fair and square.
>
>
> US general says Afghanistan collapse rooted in Trump-Taliban deal
>
> Head of US Central Command says collapse of the Afghan government can be
> traced to US troop withdrawal deal.
>
> Senior military officials in the United States have linked the collapse
> of the Afghan government and its security forces in August to former
> President Donald Trump?s deal with the Taliban in 2020 promising a
> complete withdrawal of US troops.
>
> General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, told the House Armed
> Services Committee on Wednesday that once the US troop presence was
> pushed below 2,500 as part of Washington?s bid to complete a total
> withdrawal by the end of August, the unravelling of the US-backed Afghan
> government accelerated.
>
> Top US General Milley calls Afghanistan a ?strategic failure?
> end of list
>
> ?The signing of the Doha agreement had a really pernicious effect on the
> government of Afghanistan and on its military ? psychological more than
> anything else, but we set a date ? certain for when we were going to
> leave and when they could expect all assistance to end,? McKenzie said.
>
> He was referring to a February 29, 2020, agreement that the Trump
> administration signed with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, in which the US
> promised to fully withdraw its troops by May 2021 and the Taliban
> committed to several conditions, including stopping attacks on US and
> coalition forces.
>
> The stated objective was to promote a peace negotiation between the
> Taliban and the Afghan government, but that diplomatic effort had failed
> to gain traction before former US President Donald Trump was replaced by
> President Joe Biden in January.
>
> The new US president pushed ahead with the plan for the troop withdrawal
> but extended the deadline to August 31.
>
> https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/30/us-generals-say-afghanistan-
> collapse-rooted-in-trump-taliban-deal

All bullshit. Biden git those troops killed.

In article <r88vdj18tp1ql5s7t0291pol4bhn85072s@4ax.com>,
joelcrump@gmail.com says...
>
> Klaus Schadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreude.Zwergentöter.@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >[Default] Rudy "Cunt Flaps" Canoza <rc.@hendrie.con> typed:
> >>On 9/9/2024 5:03 PM, Ryan wrote:
> >>
> >>> Retired Military Leaders Defend Harris While Placing Blame On Trump For
> >>> Afghanistan Withdrawal In Letter
> >>
> >>Incorrectly so.
>
>
> That is altered quoting by the right-wing boomer retard.
>
>
> >Biden was President. It's his fuckup.
>
>
> You are a redneck cracker boomer moron, your whole existence is a
> "fuckup".

Sh what rights is Trump going to take from YOU? You made the claim and
then ran from it.

[Default] Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> typed:

>Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:
>
>>Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
>>
>>Fixed that subject line for you.
>
>
>You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.

You're a deluded demented homosexual fuckwad.

Klaus Schadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreude.Zwergentöter.@gmail.com>
wrote:
>[Default] Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> typed:
>>Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
>>>
>>>Fixed that subject line for you.
>>
>>You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.
>
>You're a deluded demented homosexual fuckwad.

Your need to make my sexuality an issue tells us everything about you,
lame old boomer.

--
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent. States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.

In article <pt31ejdvmjbdeg2c4jalo3mqlp19d0nkh5@4ax.com>, joelcrump@gmail.com says...
>
> Klaus Schadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreude.Zwergentöter.@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >[Default] Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> typed:
> >>Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
> >>>
> >>>Fixed that subject line for you.
> >>
> >>You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.
> >
> >You're a deluded demented homosexual fuckwad.
>
>
> Your need to make my sexuality an issue tells us everything about you,
> lame old boomer.
>
>
https://postimg.cc/Tp17J2Dh

[Default] Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> typed:

>Klaus Schadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreude.Zwergentöter.@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>>[Default] Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> typed:
>>>Anonymous <anon@anon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Subject: Phony Soldiers, Perfumed Princes and REMFs Defend Harris
>>>>
>>>>Fixed that subject line for you.
>>>
>>>You are a white supremacist, nationalist fuckwad.
>>
>>You're a deluded demented homosexual fuckwad.
>
>
>Your need to make my sexuality an issue tells us everything about you,
>lame old boomer.

No, it doesn't tell you everything. But it reveals how easily you get
triggered.