WAPO: Afghanistan is proving treacherous terrain for Biden

WASHINGTON, DC ‐ July 8, 2021: US President Joe Biden exits the room after delivering remark regarding the Afghanistan drawdown in the East Room of the White House on July 8, 2021. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said that message ignores the role played by the United States in setting up the current faceoff. “That is geopolitical victim shaming,” Rieckhoff said. More here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghan-pullout-taliban/2021/08/13/73837d0a-fb98-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html