Did you watch the Biden press conference? It was like listening to a man who could barely speak, who wasn’t really interested in what he was saying, except when he was asked some inconvenient questions, then he briefly woke up. That, and showing up for a PC 25 minutes late to discuss an attack that killed, at current count, 13 members of the US military
Biden vows retribution on terrorists who killed 13 US service members in Kabul
President Joe Biden had a clear and directed message for the assailants responsible for the deadly terror attack outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday, and for anyone else who might be planning an attack.
“To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes America harm, know this, we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” he said. (snip)
“We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not let them stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation. I’ve also ordered my commanders to develop operational plans to strike ISIS-K assets, leadership and facilities,” he said.
Well, I’ll believe it when I see it. Hopefully he does it, sics the armed forces of the U.S. on the perpetrators, but, I have little confidence, not with our Woke military leaders in charge and giving advice. These are the same ones who said we “won’t” go in to protect Americans. Not “can’t”, “won’t”. This is the same administration that basically told Americans in Afghanistan, and all those who helped the U.S and allies, that they were on their own.
“I’ve been engaged all day, in constant contact with the military commanders here in Washington and the Pentagon, as well in Afghanistan and Doha. And my commanders in Washington, in the field, have been on this with great detail, and you’ve had a chance to speak to some so far,” he said to reporters. “The situation on the ground is still evolving, and I’m constantly being updated.”
He said this like a somnambulist. It would have been better to just let everyone read the teleprompter. And, Biden doesn’t actually seem like he’s in charge
President Biden says he was ‘instructed’ to call on reporters from list at presser following Kabul attacks
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While it has become normalized for the president to rely on a list of pre-selected reporters, he made a rather stunning admission in the process.
“Ladies and gentlemen, they gave me a list here. The first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O’Donnell from NBC,” Biden kicked off the press conference.
Imagine if Trump said that. Basically admitting that his people are telling him to call on very specific reporters, who are surely asking vetted questions.
The best part is Doocy responding to Joe questioning him with “Donald Trump is not the president anymore,†which is when Biden put his head down, and Doocy continued with “Do you think that people have an issue with pulling out of Afghanistan or just the way that things have happened?†And Joe decided it was time for some ice cream and left.
(Breitbart) On Aug. 20, Biden had promised: “[A]ny attack on our forces or disruption of our operations at the airport will be met with a swift and forceful response. We’re also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the ISIS affiliates in Afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied.â€
Turx, the White House correspondent for Ami magazine, asked Psaki in a White House briefing following Biden’s speech: “Was this an attack? Were our forces targeted? Was this at the airport? Were our operations disrupted? And if, indeed, it was, would this quality as a ‘swift and forceful’ response?â€
Psaki replied: “I think the president just addressed exactly that, when he said, ‘We will not forgive, we will not forget, and we will hunt you down.’â€
Turx pressed her for answers, whereupon Psaki snapped: “I don’t think he could have been more clear.â€
It’s now over 24 hours since the attack: where’s the swift and forceful response?
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