Joe Biden has set a bold face in the aftermath of the brutal departure and turmoil from the US in Afghanistan, defending their migration that has ended a 20-year-old conflict that has strengthened its three leaders as political courage.
“I believe this is the right decision, the smart decision, and the best decision in America,” the US President said at the end of the White House. Speaking on pull Tuesday.
But the outcome has been a political crisis for Biden, and for the Taliban to overcome the world, deadly terrorists in Kabul this week, as well as rushing to evacuate thousands before the 31st of August.
Republicans have been critical of Biden’s handling of the crisis, hoping he will use it as a tool to try to get Congress back in next year’s general election. Meanwhile, some hardworking Democrats in the armed forces and territories have been concerned about their prospects and want to secede from the presidency.
“Usually, the election will be based on the economy and the epidemic, and Afghanistan will be seen as long and far away, so it would not be a problem for him,” said Mark Rom, a professor of political science at Georgetown University. “But Republicans have tried their best to make this a reality.”
The departure from Afghanistan has been a pillar of Biden’s external vision for many years, and until recently it does not seem to be causing much political turmoil. Fully voted by war-weary U.S. voters this pull was supported by former President Donald Trump and many Republicans, as well as many Democrats, before Biden took office.
According to a survey conducted by Morning Consult in Kabul, 50 Americans supported the idea of leaving as opposed to 39% who did not.
White House officials and many Democrats on Capitol Hill expect and believe that despite the chaos and bloodshed in recent weeks, Biden’s idea will still benefit Americans.
“Leaving Afghanistan is crucial to the country’s success, as well as its political involvement with the American people,” said Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democratic senator and member of a foreign Senate committee. “In the end, the American people want this President to look after them, not the Taliban.”
But leaving Afghanistan – which is associated with initiation of the Delta coronavirus – contributed to a sharp fall in Biden’s approval last month.
On August 1, when the Taliban had not yet received a single regional capital in Afghanistan, 51.3% of Americans approved Biden’s performance, compared with 43.5% who did not protest, according to Real Clear Politics averages.
By August 30 there was a dramatic change: 48.7% of Americans did not receive it, while only 46.8% agreed. Biden now has fewer sanctions than any other U.S. President after the war except for Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford after 224 working days, according to FiveThirtyEight.
“Americans may want to go to Afghanistan, but at the end of the day they don’t want to be lost to terrorists. In my opinion this is a complete commitment to the Taliban, “said Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican senior member of the Foreign Committee.
McCaul and other Republican officials have asked Biden officials to keep documents regarding the deportation of Afghan people, in preparation for the conference.
Grillings like this could be very dangerous if Republicans re-run the lower house of congress next year. During the Obama administration, a 2012 inquiry into the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya, held the White House and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in custody for several months. The attack was the talk of the town when Clinton ran for president four years later.
McCaul said the lawsuit should focus on “how could this have happened and why?”
Some Biden party members, especially those in the armed forces, have distanced themselves from what the authorities are planning to do in Afghanistan.
Susan Wild, a House of Democrat in Pennsylvania, said “rescue measures have not been successful,” and called for “feedback and feedback from administrators”, although she said she supported the idea of abandoning the “invincible war”.
“Our soldiers must have a clear and unambiguous knowledge of the truth,” Wild said.
Some Democratic experts fear that Republicans will try to dissuade the White House in a number of ways. One threat is expected to occur last week by US forces, and another in Afghanistan. Another thinks of the failure to evacuate vulnerable Afghan people and US citizens.
While it may seem inconsistent with the concerns of those left in Afghanistan, refugees coming to the US following the departure can act as a flashpoint.
“I believe I’m wrong and that Republican officials will reject the worst, but nothing in the last few decades can say that this will happen,” Dan Pfeiffer, director of the White House under Barack Obama, wrote in a letter this week. .
Despite fears among some Democrats, the progressive wing of the party is pleased with the departure of Afghanistan in a way that could help alleviate some problems with the White House in other areas such as efforts to promote voting rights.
“[Biden] I have just filed one of the anti-war crimes I have heard every President in recent history deliver, “Pramila Jayapal, a Washington-based Democrat, wrote in a tweet after referring to the Second President.” Courageous, thoughtful, clear and important.
Some political analysts say Democrats should say that whatever Biden says in the run-up to the exit, the presence in Afghanistan was extremely dangerous – politically and for the US military.
“A bully who opposes the other is worse. . . other methods paint a more complex picture, “said Eric Schultz, a former Barack Obama supporter and founder of Schultz, an aide.
Murphy said he hopes Americans will acknowledge the exit is confusing: clean and tidy. ”
“There is no doubt that this could have been done better, but I don’t think there was any way we could have avoided the disruption,” he added.