Even with the mentally incapacitated POTUS pushing back dates for symbolism. The $1.3 Trillion dollar Military-Intelligence-Foreign Policy complex under Joe Biden’s watch had no clue the ANA wasn’t going to fight anybody (while the administration failed repeatedly to communicate with allies across the globe, most importantly our European and Afghani allies). A total and absolute clusterfuck with career paper pushers utterly incapable of handling the situation.
“Interviews with more than half a dozen State Department employees in addition to government officials and advocates, as well as a review of internal administration emails POLITICO obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, reveal the desperation and disorganization that consumed frontline State Department employees. As they feverishly attempted to assist Afghans and Americans stranded in the war-torn country and fielded a crush of calls and emails — the inbox where the State Department directed Afghans to send Special Immigrant Visa applications crashed at least once — officials say they were unclear of their own authorities and what policies they were allowed to employ to help evacuate people. It all triggered mental health issues for some staffers, from which some are still attempting to recover, months later.
Their stories are a testament to the U.S. government’s lack of preparedness for the cratering security situation, even as President Joe Biden pushed through his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31.” (Politico)
“We’re not used to failure at State, and in every single possible circumstance, it was failure,” one of the officials said. “You’re failing with the email, you’re failing with getting guidance on what we could do and what we could not do. We weren’t empowered enough.” (Politico)
