David Harsanyi writes in the New York Post reporting Biden was advised to proceed differently with respect to leaving Afghanistan. I've been expecting to learn Biden ignored the advice.
When interviewed by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, the president claimed “no one” had advised him to keep troops in Afghanistan to enforce the existing peace agreement or provide cover to evacuate Americans and our allies.
Yet, numerous anonymous defense administration officials tell The Wall Street Journal that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had warned Biden that full withdrawal from Afghanistan wouldn’t provide stability and Joints Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley advised Biden to keep 2,500 troops to cover the withdrawal. Biden not only ignored their advice he threw them under the bus by lying that they agreed with him.
Regardless of the truth of such leaks, the buck stops with Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. The decisions were his, and the responsibility was and is his.
As they say of mishaps in the Navy, "it happened on his watch." If it doesn't occur sooner, and there's little reason to believe it will, I expect a serious effort to impeach Biden will follow the swearing in of the new Congress in January, 2023. The effort might even succeed. And then we'll find out just how empty is the suit worn by VP Harris.
