Question: At what point does incompetence become ill intent??
This isn't some "alt-right" reporter throwing out random accusations. It's a White House reporter with Politico who is saying that the President of the United States gave out names of his own citizens to a terrorist organization that is a sworn enemy of our nation.
U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city's airport, a choice that's prompted outrage behind the scenes from lawmakers and military officials.
The move, detailed to POLITICO by three U.S. and congressional officials, was designed to expedite the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Afghanistan as chaos erupted in Afghanistan's capital city last week after the Taliban seized control of the country. It also came as the Biden administration has been relying on the Taliban for security outside the airport.
The Biden administration has been able to get more than 100,000 people out of the country – although the White House should get little credit for the efforts of those actually organizing things on the ground. The State Department has created confusion in this mess, with individual heroes having to step up to get people to safety.
"Basically, they just put all those Afghans on a kill list," said one defense official, who like others spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic. "It's just appalling and shocking and makes you feel unclean."
THIS IS INSANE.
Biden, of course, played the senile card when asked about names being given to the Taliban.
Asked about POLITICO's reporting during a Thursday news conference, President Joe Biden said he wasn't sure there were such lists, but also didn't deny that sometimes the U.S. hands over names to the Taliban.
"There have been occasions when our military has contacted their military counterparts in the Taliban and said this, for example, this bus is coming through with X number of people on it, made up of the following group of people. We want you to let that bus or that group through," he said. "So, yes there have been occasions like that. To the best of my knowledge, in those cases, the bulk of that has occurred and they have been let through.
"I can't tell you with any certitude that there's actually been a list of names," he added. "There may have been. But I know of no circumstance. It doesn't mean that it doesn't exist, that here's the names of 12 people, they're coming, let them through. It could very well have happened."
This guy really doesn't know anything happening under his supposed direction, does he?
This isn't a small matter, Joe. This isn't you calling up Corn Pop and telling him a few of your friends will be riding through his neighborhood.
This is a zealous terror outfit that would love nothing more than to see America burn to the ground, starting with thousands of people trapped behind enemy lines.
NSC spokesperson Emily Horne added: "It is unfortunate that the White House was not asked for comment or explanation on such a serious issue. Had Politico asked us we would have given the same answer the President shared with the nation today: that in limited cases we have shared information with the Taliban that has successfully facilitated evacuations from Kabul."
The Biden administration decided to do this because their complete failure to keep the Taliban from taking over all of Kabul left American troops without any way to securely get evacuees to the airport.
Still, that U.S. officials handed over a list of Afghan allies and American citizens and residents shows the extent to which they outsourced security of the airport's outer perimeter to the Taliban. The Taliban has gone door-to-door in search of Afghan interpreters and others who helped U.S. and Western forces.
Yeah, not good.
The Biden administration has been coordinating the evacuation effort and airport security with the Taliban, which is running the checkpoints outside the airport's outer perimeter. Officials have been "in daily communication" with Taliban commanders about who to let in, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters this week.
Let's remember that nearly 200 people have been confirmed dead after ISIS detonated bombs at the airport. Thirteen of those were U.S. troops. The Taliban are working really hard to provide security, aren't they?
The questions remain: What is the Taliban going to do with lists of American names and what in the world is Joe Biden thinking?
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