As tens’s of thousands of Afghan travel the airbridge out of their home land….
Politics is beginning to override the humanitarian and ‘do the right thing’ feelings back in America for some….
Those against migration INTO America are starting to pointy political fingers against their President….
Oh?
And that Trump guy is mentioned in the background of this?….
President Joe Biden has faced a torrent of criticism for abandoning Afghan partners as their country fell to the Taliban. Now, there is also a looming political controversy over the thousands of Afghans Biden will end up resettling over here.
An increasingly vocal group of Republicans — led by Donald Trump, who made immigration restrictions a hallmark of his presidency — oppose the resettlement of Afghan refugees in the U.S., claiming that they could be dangerous, or will change the make-up of the country. And they plan to make it an issue in next year’s midterm elections, along with broader attacks about Biden’s messy withdrawal from Afghanistan….
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The White House is moving swiftly to try and tamp down any backlash, and avoid the sort of politicization and outrage that plagued efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in 2015 and created havoc in the federal refugee program.
Administration officials say they have been working behind the scenes to brief local and state leaders on how extensively refugees are vetted before they step foot on American soil. Refugee organizations, which are working with the administration, are doing the same in communities. And both are conducting media outreach to try and dispel myths on the resettlement process.
Biden had planned to meet virtually Thursday with governors who had offered to temporarily house or help resettle Afghans but scrapped the event after 13 U.S. troops were killed in a terrorist bombing in Kabul. The next day, the White House announced Biden named the Department of Homeland Security the lead agency coordinating the relocation of evacuated Afghans to the U.S.
A senior administration official said Afghans “undergo robust security” that includes “biometric and biographic security screenings conducted by our intelligence, law enforcement and counterterrorism professionals who are working quite literally around the clock” to vet Afghans before they’re allowed in the United States. In many cases, the refugees are taken to a third country, such as Qatar or Kuwait, where they undergo additional screening….
Who is surprised by this?
The President is expected (but as usual not guaranteed) to speak in about 20 minutes.
He was originally scheduled for 1:30 pm. EDT.
Post tonight……
He has called the withdrawal a ‘success’….
Gotta be careful with ur words…..
And he gets props for saying it WAS his call…..
Cause THAT means its his evac mess
I sure hope his gamble to have the Afghan’s actually running the place means they will keep thongs humane…….
LA Times
President Biden defended the withdrawal from Afghanistan — “I take responsibility for the decision.”
The tone of that speech was all wrong — why you’re wrong and I’m right.
He should have stuck to his arguments about facts, aims and strategy without being so aggressively defensive about himself, his wisdom and his good judgement.
He KNOWS the withdrawal was fucked Up
There ARE people still stuck there
The GOPer’s are roasting him and even some Democrats are also…..
He IS RIGHT to leave
He dud so poorly
The noise comes with rhe job he campaigned for
One hopes he did the right thing in the long run
He IS A GOOD MAN
Which is why he’s upset
A Kobayashi Mauro