House Speaker Pelosi Heaps Praise On Biden’s ‘Strong’ And ‘Decisive’ Withdrawal Of Troops From Afghanistan

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Aug 18, 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doubled down on her support and praise for President Joe Biden’s extremely chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country of Afghanistan, stating that it was “strong” and “decisive” action.

Okay, so she’s still delusional.

San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX went on to ask Pelosi if she felt the Biden administration should have had a “stronger U.S. military presence” there for the transition.

“Well, first may I just say that I commend the president for the action that he took,” Pelosi replied. “It was strong, it was decisive, and it was the right thing to do. We should have been out of Afghanistan a while back.”

“Unfortunately, one of the possibilities was that it would be in disarray as it is,” the House speaker continued. “But that has to be corrected.”

via Daily Wire:

Pelosi said that her understanding is that the military will negotiate with the Taliban for the safe exit of American citizens as well as America’s Afghan allies there.

As of Tuesday, up to 15,000 Americans were still trapped in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country over the weekend. The State Department said Tuesday that the U.S. government “cannot ensure safe passage” to Kabul’s international airport for U.S. citizens still trapped in the country and hoping to catch an evacuation flight.

Meanwhile, the U.S. left a substantial amount of military equipment in the country that ended up in the hands of the Taliban. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan acknowledged on Tuesday that “a fair amount” of U.S. defense materials has fallen into the hands of the Taliban.

“How much does that raise the threat of future terrorist attacks, this well-armed Taliban,” KPIX then asked the Speaker.

“Well, I do believe that the president’s decision was based on one that reduced the prospect of any attack on our homeland,” Pelosi replied. “And the president has made it very clear to the Taliban, any assault on any American entity or person would be met forcefully.”

“This is what happens when you withdraw,” she stated. “Some stuff, some equipment is left there. It was thought that that would be used, it was hoped that that would be used by the Afghan military to defend its own country.”

Pelosi then went on to heap praise on Biden’s ongoing withdrawal from the country, which has been widely panned by others.

“The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and his action. The Taliban must know the world is watching its actions,” the House speaker said in a statement she gave on Saturday.

Pelosi then said that the United States is is “concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls.”

Giving credence to that concern is a number of photos that have surfaced from Afghanistan that shows bloodied women and children who have been attacked by Taliban terrorists.