{"id":655005,"date":"2021-08-17T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=655005"},"modified":"2021-08-17T14:20:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T18:20:57","slug":"former-obama-officials-line-up-to-criticize-joe-biden-over-afghanistan-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-officials-line-up-to-criticize-joe-biden-over-afghanistan-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Obama Officials Line Up To Criticize Joe Biden Over Afghanistan Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fformer-obama-officials-line-up-to-criticize-joe-biden-over-afghanistan-withdrawal%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=655005&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\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-17-at-12.06.31-PM-e1629222056861.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A number of officials who served under former President Barack Obama have come forward to criticize President Joe Biden over the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Advisers David Axelrod and Brett Bruen joined former Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker and former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in questioning the Biden administration\u2019s rapid withdrawal of troops. They further raised the apparent failure to address the possibility that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/16\/joe-biden-taliban-afghanistan-withdrawal-kabul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taliban forces<\/a> would capitalize on the absence of American troops before interpreters and other allies could be safely extracted from the country. <strong><a class=\"text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/17\/joe-scarborough-blasts-botched-afghanistan-withdrawal-political-disaster\/\">(RELATED: \u2018We Just Can\u2019t Keep Abandoning Allies\u2019: Joe Scarborough Goes After Biden, Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal A \u2018Political Disaster\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>David Axelrod<\/h3>\n<p>The former advisor said in a tweet that while Biden had done a reasonably good job explaining why he chose to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan, he had done a good enough job explaining how poorly executed the withdrawal had been.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.09765625\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> made a compelling case for WHY we are leaving Afghanistan that will resonate with many.<br \/>He didn\u2019t do as well taking responsibility for HOW we got out, and the obvious failure to anticipate events.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidaxelrod\/status\/1427375734583136259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/568083-axelrod-says-biden-needed-to-take-responsibility-for-deteriorating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axelrod<\/a> elaborated further during an appearance on CNN\u2019s \u201cThe Lead,\u201d saying that was fine to blame previous administrations or the Afghan security forces for failing to stand against the Taliban, but that Biden also should have shouldered some responsibility for the rollout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did we fail in anticipating what happened? So I think he would have served himself well if he had just embraced it. Yes, there were failures on the part \u2014 clearly on the part of the Afghans. Yes, the government there is corrupt. Yes, Donald Trump left him with a mess,\u201d Axelrod said. \u201cAll of that is true, but he is the commander in chief now. He is in charge of this operation. And he should\u2019ve said it did not go as it should have and taken responsibility for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Brett Bruen<\/h3>\n<p>Bruen, who served in the Obama administration as the director of global engagement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2021\/08\/16\/afghanistan-disaster-why-bidens-foreign-policy-team-failed-america\/8145997002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Monday that Biden should fire National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who has placed the blame for the still-unfolding situation squarely on the heads of the Afghan security forces.<\/p>\n<p>He also made an appearance on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom\u201d to discuss the situation with Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can say there were a number of us from the Obama administration officials who are concerned. We want nothing but the best for our country. We want nothing but the best for Biden\u2019s team but they have had a number of unforced errors. Afghanistan is the worst of them,\u201d Bruen said.<\/p>\n<h3>Ryan Crocker<\/h3>\n<p>Crocker, who served reopened the American Embassy in Kabul in 2002 and then returned to serve as Ambassador to Afghanistan in 2011, called the troop withdrawal a \u201cself-inflicted wound.\u201d He added that it left him wondering whether Biden was equipped to serve as commander in chief.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.2639593908629\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u2018I\u2019m Left With Some Grave Questions\u2019: Obama-Era Afghanistan Ambassador Doubting If Biden Can Lead As Commander In Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EsyxfUX0NC\">https:\/\/t.co\/EsyxfUX0NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1427363305266597889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Crocker told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/stories\/2021\/aug\/14\/a-self-inflicted-wound-former-ambassador-to-afghan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Spokesman-Review<\/a> that he believed the Biden administration should have seen the Taliban takeover coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to pay for that for a long time to come, and that\u2019s why it is insane \u2013 just idiotic \u2013 to think that we can tell the Taliban that if they don\u2019t stop taking over territory and play nice, the international community will withhold recognition and support,\u201d Crocker said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to warn that the climate was ripe for the Taliban to once again foster the growth of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, and argued that the priority should be extracting as many allies as possible before the Taliban could find them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m left with some grave questions in my mind about his ability to lead our nation as commander-in-chief,\u201d he concluded. \u201cTo have read this so wrong \u2013 or, even worse, to have understood what was likely to happen and not care.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Leon Panetta<\/h3>\n<p>The former CIA Director and Defense Secretary told CNN\u2019s John King that he was reminded of former President John F. Kennedy and the failed Cuban rebellion at the Bay of Pigs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many ways, I think of John Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs, you know? It unfolded quickly and the president thought that everything would be fine and that was not the case,\u201d Panetta said. He added, on the other hand, that Kennedy \u201ctook responsibility for what took place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panetta went on to say that Biden\u2019s next job was to find a way to reassure Americans \u2014 and the rest of the world \u2014 that he was prepared to address terrorist threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got to make clear to the American people that as commander in chief, he is going to continue to protect our national security and that we are going to go after terrorists wherever the hell they are at,\u201d Panetta said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s just got to ensure that the United States of America remains a strong world leader that can work with our allies to try to protect peace and prosperity. That is the message he\u2019s got to give the American people and the world, because our credibility right now is in question.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of officials who served under former President Barack Obama have come forward to criticize President Joe Biden over the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.Advisers David Axelrod and Brett Bruen &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655005","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=655005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}