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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe media is doing the same thing to Biden on Afghanistan...
...that they did to Hillary on the emails.
The Republicans have been hammering Biden over Afghanistan and the media has given them free reign. They can say whatever they want and the media does not put any of it into context. Many times it is bald-faced, flat-out lies.
The withdrawal may not have been perfect but Afghanistan was not perfect before the withdrawal. That is the first point that needs to be made. Joe Biden was not dealt a great hand by the previous Administration
Also, it must be noted that Trump had already surrendered to the Taliban before Biden came into office. He made a unilateral deal with the Taliban, without the participation of the Afghan government, and agreed to withdraw all the US troops by May 1st of this year. He left 2500 or so troops for Biden to withdraw because he did not want to be responsible before the election. In his deal with the Taliban, Trump also agreed to free 5000 Taliban prisoners. All of this was done without the approval of Joe Biden or his Administration.
We see today that Biden's poll numbers have gone down to 44%. We should expect them to go even further down if the media does not begin to put the Republican attacks into context. We should not forget what we have inherited. And we should not forget the media's role in putting Donald Trump into office.
tecelote
(5,122 posts)Should we be mad at the guy who ended this or the guy who started this?
It's a time for retrospection not blame.
lastlib
(22,978 posts)Saw that in the grocery store yesterday. - - - - - - - - -
kentuck
(110,947 posts)Even Senator Breadbags got in the game and told some lie on Biden. Their aim is to tear him down so people can forget the disaster they have created in our country.
lastlib
(22,978 posts)kentuck
(110,947 posts)She told the story on the campaign of how she would wear bread bags over her shoes to keep her feet dry during the Iowa winters.
lastlib
(22,978 posts)BajaDoll
(8 posts)I always flip those over when I'm waiting in line. The back page is almost always an ad. Just my little contribution I guess.
Moebym
(989 posts)lastlib
(22,978 posts)A blurb like that tends to stick with them, even if only subconsciously.
Lovie777
(11,986 posts)Afghanistan is slowly going away.
Uptick on COVID and a new variant by the name of Mu is circling around as well.
2naSalit
(86,031 posts)msongs
(67,193 posts)DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Who The msm represents.
The bottom line.
moondust
(19,917 posts)Would some "economists" deliberately overestimate their numbers in order to make the Democrat look bad when the actual numbers are released and fall far short of their estimates? Big Lie tactics?
19 times Trump called jobs numbers fake before they made him look good