Taliban 'takes over Jalalabad' and continues approach on Kabul

Aug 15, 2021 View Original Article
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    70% Very Conservative

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    16% Somewhat Conservative

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"Because the U.S. borrowed rather than raised taxes to pay for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, interest payments are estimated to cost succeeding generations of Americans trillions of dollars more still."
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-16% Liberal
"A virtual briefing will be held Sunday morning between Biden Administration officials and House members following a request by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."
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12% Conservative
"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Ghani Saturday to discuss the 'urgency of ongoing diplomatic and political efforts to reduce the violence,' the State Department said in a statement."
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2% Conservative
"Biden quickly corrected himself, evoking the victories of the first few years of the war. '"
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0% Conservative
"The president defended the withdrawal of US troops and blamed Donald Trump for a deal that left the warlords 'in the strongest position militarily since 2001' The Biden administration will hold a virtual briefing with House members Sunday following a request by House Speaker Nancy PelosiTaliban fighters invaded the palatial home of Afghan warlord and US ally General Rashid Dostum Saturday The Taliban took control of the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif Saturday - one day after taking the cities of Kandahar and Herat"
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"The president defended the withdrawal of US troops and blamed Donald Trump for a deal that left the warlords 'in the strongest position militarily since 2001' The Biden administration will hold a virtual briefing with House members Sunday following a request by House Speaker Nancy PelosiTaliban fighters invaded the palatial home of Afghan warlord and US ally General Rashid Dostum Saturday The Taliban took control of the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif Saturday - one day after taking the cities of Kandahar and Herat"
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0% Conservative
"Biden snapped last month, batting down a question from a reporter."
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-6% Liberal
"Biden aounced Saturday he was increasing the number of US troops being deployed to protect the withdrawal from the US embassy to 5,000."
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-8% Liberal
"Senator Tom Cotton tweeted that the 'fiasco' was 'predictable' and had 'humiliated' the US"
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-8% Liberal
"Senator Tom Cotton tweeted that the 'fiasco' was 'predictable' and had 'humiliated' the US."
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-8% Liberal
"Biden wrote a statement from Camp David on Saturday afternoon, insisting that he could not force the Afghan army to fightBiden's statement in full: 'I will not pass this war on to a fifth president''Over the past several days I have been in close contact with my national security team to give them direction on how to protect our interests and values as we end our military mission in Afghanistan."
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-8% Liberal
"They've got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation,' Biden said."
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-10% Liberal
"Days before a final US withdrawal ordered by President Joe Biden, individual soldiers, units and even whole divisions have surrendered - handing the insurgents even more vehicles and military hardware to fuel their lightning advance."
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-10% Liberal
"For Biden, for Bee and for some of the American principals in the U.S. and NATO war in Afghanistan, the answer to whether it was worth the cost often comes down to parsing."
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-10% Liberal
"The preceding Trump administration negotiated the terms of a U.S. withdrawal in talks with the Taliban last year."
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-12% Liberal
"They're not remotely comparable in terms of capability,' Biden said this week from the White House. '"
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-12% Liberal
"Meanwhile, Biden was on his way to Camp David in Maryland on Friday but didn't speak to reporters."
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-14% Liberal
"Axios is reporting that the Biden administration is preparing for the fall of Kabul, despite the president's statements in recent days showing confidence in the Afghan military to ward of insurgents."
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-16% Liberal
"The US Embassy in Kabul has been ordered to destroy sensitive materials as Biden sends in 3,000 troops to help evacuate"
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-16% Liberal
"Joe Biden has vowed that any action that puts Americans at risk 'will be met with a swift and strong US military response.'"
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-18% Liberal
"'President Biden must continue to provide the close air support necessary for the Afghan government to protect themselves from the Taliban and make sure al Qaeda and ISIS do not gain a foothold due to the Biden administration's disastrous policies.'"
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-18% Liberal
"'At a minimum, President Biden must unleash American air power to destroy every Taliban fighter in the vicinity of Kabul until we can save our fellow Americans."
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-18% Liberal
"Anything less will further confirm Joe Biden's impotence to the world.'"
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-18% Liberal
"Despite the frantic evacuation efforts, the Biden administration continues to insist that a complete Taliban takeover is not inevitable, as McCoell believes."
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-18% Liberal
"Senator Mitt Romney posted that he could not understand why the US had pulled out of the country 'without an effective strategy to defend our partners.'"
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Biden continued to defend his decision to pull the troops out of Afghanistan."
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-24% Liberal
"The proof is clear, says Douglas Lute, White House czar for the war during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, and a retired lieutenant general:"
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-24% Liberal
"Taliban forces began reclaiming land they lost during the United State's 20-year occupation months before Biden aounced his plans to withdraw troops by September 11."
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-26% Liberal
"Within the US, several Republican leaders, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have ripped Biden for this decision."
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4% Conservative
"Within the US, several Republican leaders, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have ripped Biden for this decision."
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4% Conservative
"But that was before Saturday's news that the Taliban have moved to within seven miles of Kabul, which has triggered fresh questions about whether Biden had been right to aounce a complete withdrawal."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the Trump administration had forged a 'rotten deal' with the Taliban that risked allowing terrorists to return."
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-28% Liberal
"As President Joe Biden ends the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan this month, Americans and Afghans are questioning whether the war was worth the cost: more than 3,000 American and other NATO lives lost, tens of thousands of Afghans dead and trillions of dollars of U.S. debt that generations of Americans will pay for."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"It comes as the Biden administration has come under fire over the advancement of the Taliban in Afghanistan which many are blaming on the American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan."
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-30% Liberal
"Aual combat deaths peaked around the time of the war's midpoint, as Obama tried a final surge of forces to defeat the Taliban."
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-30% Liberal
"The president has been slammed by several Republicans, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hitting out at the 'complete mismanagement' of the Afghanistan withdrawal."
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-32% Liberal
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell has called for Biden to launch US airstrikes against the Taliban after speaking to to US Ambassador to Afghanistan Adela Raz on Friday."
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-4% Liberal
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell has called for Biden to launch US airstrikes against the Taliban after speaking to to US Ambassador to Afghanistan Adela Raz on Friday."
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-4% Liberal
"Biden also hit out at predecessor Trump for the deal with the Taliban that led to the recent withdrawal."
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2% Conservative
"Biden also hit out at predecessor Trump for the deal with the Taliban that led to the recent withdrawal."
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2% Conservative
"Senator Mitt Romney posted that he could not understand why the US had pulled out of the country"
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-36% Liberal
"Joe Biden's ill-plaed retreat has now humiliated America and put at risk thousands of Americans left in Kabul,' he said."
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-36% Liberal
"I remain deeply concerned with the Biden Admin's mismanagement of their bungled withdrawal."
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-36% Liberal
"Former Secretary of State for Trump Mike Pompeo blasted the Biden administration, claiming the Trump administration had a plan for bringing troops out"
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-2% Liberal
"Former Secretary of State for Trump Mike Pompeo blasted the Biden administration, claiming the Trump administration had a plan for bringing troops out"
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-2% Liberal
"Former Secretary of State for Trump Mike Pompeo blasted the Biden administration, claiming the Trump administration had a plan for bringing troops out."
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-4% Liberal
"Former Secretary of State for Trump Mike Pompeo blasted the Biden administration, claiming the Trump administration had a plan for bringing troops out."
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-4% Liberal
"Biden defended the withdrawal Saturday and blamed predecessor Donald Trump for a deal that left the warlords 'in the strongest position militarily since 2001'."
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16% Conservative
"Biden defended the withdrawal Saturday and blamed predecessor Donald Trump for a deal that left the warlords 'in the strongest position militarily since 2001'."
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16% Conservative
"President Joe Biden (left) has been heavily criticized by Afghanistan allies and Republican leaders like Sen. Mitch McCoell (right) for his handling of the troop withdrawal."
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-6% Liberal
"President Joe Biden (left) has been heavily criticized by Afghanistan allies and Republican leaders like Sen. Mitch McCoell (right) for his handling of the troop withdrawal."
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42% : Because the U.S. borrowed rather than raised taxes to pay for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, interest payments are estimated to cost succeeding generations of Americans trillions of dollars more still.

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