{"id":430980,"date":"2021-04-16T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430980"},"modified":"2021-04-16T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:21:04","slug":"failure-vs-historic-heres-how-the-media-described-trump-and-biden-making-the-same-decision-on-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failure-vs-historic-heres-how-the-media-described-trump-and-biden-making-the-same-decision-on-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Failure\u2019 vs. \u2018Historic\u2019: Here\u2019s How The Media Described Trump And Biden Making The Same Decision On Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffailure-vs-historic-heres-how-the-media-described-trump-and-biden-making-the-same-decision-on-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430980&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2479.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Earlier this week, President Joe Biden announced that he was planning to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 \u2014 the twentieth anniversary of the deadliest terror attack in American history \u2014 extending the May 1 deadline set by former President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden stated that the troops stationed in Afghanistan \u2014 approximately 2,500 in total \u2014 would be withdrawn starting on May 1, with the process to be completed by September 11.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is time to end America\u2019s longest war.\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/it-time-end-america-s-longest-war-biden-announce-full-n1264048\">said<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,\u201d continued Biden. \u201cI am now the fourth United States president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWar in Afghanistan was never meant to be a multigenerational undertaking,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-two-sides-of-the-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-not-argument\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe went to war with clear goals. We achieved those objectives,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In reality, Biden\u2019s announcement did not occur in a vacuum, and was simply an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/04\/13\/biden-withdraw-us-troops-afghanistan-sept-11-not-may-1\/7205023002\/\"><span>extension<\/span><\/a><span> of the May 1 deadline for withdrawal set by President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the fact that Biden\u2019s proclamation was little more than a typical repackaging of existing policy, the media reaction was broadly one of adulation and support. However, the response to Trump\u2019s original announcement was quite different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bloomberg<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2020-11-28\/trump-s-afghan-troop-withdrawal-is-a-gift-to-the-taliban\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cTrump\u2019s Afghan Troop Withdrawal Is a Gift to the Taliban\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2021-04-15\/biden-s-afghanistan-withdrawal-is-a-blow-for-china\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cBiden\u2019s Afghanistan Withdrawal Is a Blow for China\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CNN<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/09\/11\/politics\/trump-afghan-taliban-talks\/index.html\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cDiplomats worry Trump\u2019s desire to withdraw US troops risks success of Afghan-Taliban talks\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/16\/opinions\/afghanistan-withdrawal-gayle-lemmon\/index.html\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAmerica can\u2019t stay in Afghanistan forever, but it matters how we leave\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/15\/politics\/joe-biden-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal\/index.html\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cBiden starts to execute on policies Trump abandoned by crossing off another campaign promise\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2021\/04\/14\/joe-biden-afghanistan-announcement-nr-vpx.cnn\/video\/playlists\/top-news-videos\/\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cSee Biden make historic announcement on US troops in Afghanistan\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/15\/world\/meanwhile-in-america-april-16-intl\/index.html\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cJoe Biden is taking a calculated risk in Afghanistan\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The New York Times<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/04\/opinion\/afghan-bargain-fail.html\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAn Afghan Bargain Likely To Fail\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/04\/15\/us\/politics\/afghanistan-polling.html\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAs Biden Pulls Out of Afghanistan, How Much Do Americans Care?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Hill<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/national-security\/522054-americas-botched-exit-from-afghanistan\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAmerica\u2019s botched exit from Afghanistan\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/548261-biden-lays-out-plan-for-afghanistan-withdrawal\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cBiden lays out plan for Afghanistan withdrawal\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Washington Post<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/trump-promises-a-small-remaining-number-of-us-force-in-afghanistan-by-december\/2020\/10\/07\/7ec36f0e-0909-11eb-991c-be6ead8c4018_story.html\">Trump<\/a> <span>\u2014<\/span> \u201cAfter Trump promises a swift troop exit from Afghanistan, confusion grows about U.S. stance\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/afghans-stunned-worried-by-trump-tweet-to-bring-home-us-troops-early\/2020\/10\/12\/1ae4cc34-0c2f-11eb-b404-8d1e675ec701_story.html\">Trump<\/a> <span>\u2014<\/span> \u201cAfghans stunned, worried by Trump tweet to bring home U.S. troops early\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2020\/11\/18\/trumps-military-cuts-afghanistan-highlight-an-array-divisions-19-year-old-conflict\/\">Trump<\/a> <span>\u2014<\/span> \u201cTrump\u2019s military cuts in Afghanistan highlight an array of divisions in a 19-year-old conflict\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/04\/14\/afghanistan-requires-more-humility-everyone\/\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAfghanistan requires more humility \u2013 from everyone\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/14\/bidens-afghanistan-withdrawal-is-moment-truth-potentially-humbling-one-gop-hawks\/\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cBiden\u2019s Afghanistan withdrawal is a moment of truth \u2014 and a potentially humbling one \u2014 for GOP hawks\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Guardian<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/oct\/08\/donald-trump-afghanistan-us-troops-taliban\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cTrump\u2019s Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/apr\/14\/all-nato-troops-expected-to-leave-afghanistan-before-11-september\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cBiden announces all US and Nato troops to leave Afghanistan by September 11\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Independent<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/trump-afghanistan-taliban-troops-withdrawal-kabul-a9539241.html\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is an unavoidable recognition of failure\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/analysis-biden-takes-a-risk-pulling-troops-from-afghanistan-afghanistan-america-joe-biden-barack-obama-cia-b1831705.html\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cAnalysis: Biden takes a risk pulling troops from Afghanistan\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Los Angeles Times<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2020-02-24\/can-trump-end-americas-longest-war\"><span>Trump<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201cTrump gambles on plan to bring home some U.S. troops from Afghanistan before election\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2021-04-14\/biden-announces-troop-pullout-from-afghanistan\"><span>Biden<\/span><\/a><span> \u2014 \u201c\u2018Time to end the forever war.\u2019 Biden says troops to leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, President Joe Biden announced that he was planning to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 \u2014 the twentieth anniversary of the deadliest &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312341,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2479.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Failure\u2019 vs. \u2018Historic\u2019: Here\u2019s How The Media Described Trump And Biden Making The Same Decision On Afghanistan","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-430980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2479.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Failure\u2019 vs. \u2018Historic\u2019: Here\u2019s How The Media Described Trump And Biden Making The Same Decision On Afghanistan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}