{"id":679457,"date":"2021-08-24T10:50:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=679457"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:50:58","slug":"opinion-bidens-catastrophic-withdrawal-is-empowering-another-enemy-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-bidens-catastrophic-withdrawal-is-empowering-another-enemy-china\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: Biden\u2019s Catastrophic Withdrawal Is Empowering Another Enemy \u2013 China"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fopinion-bidens-catastrophic-withdrawal-is-empowering-another-enemy-china%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=679457&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\/GettyImages-531680668-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>It\u2019s hard for me to put into words the unfathomable disaster unfolding in Afghanistan.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To me, this isn\u2019t just about policy. It\u2019s personal. I nearly lost my life in Afghanistan after my vehicle was struck by an IED, putting me on a three-year path of rehabilitation and recovery.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though many others and I have sacrificed so much for this war, I believe ending it now is the right decision and long overdue. But President Biden\u2019s botched withdrawal, and the resulting abandonment of Americans and our allies in Afghanistan, has already created real consequences for the United States that dishonor those sacrifices. If we had a competent President who wasn\u2019t afraid to project American strength \u2013 like Donald Trump and his administration \u2013 these consequences would be entirely preventable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ve needlessly left behind billions of dollars in advanced U.S. military equipment that is now being used by the Taliban to cement control over the Afghan people and hold Americans hostage in hideouts around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ve recklessly abandoned thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of our Afghan civilian allies who worked with and supported our mission for years, leaving them shocked and confused and facing near-certain death on airport tarmacs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We\u2019ve tragically sowed doubt in the minds of millions of U.S. veterans \u2013 myself included \u2013 about our military\u2019s ability to follow through on its commitments and endangered recruitment efforts for the future.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But perhaps most terrifyingly, we\u2019ve ceded a power vacuum in Afghanistan that will be taken advantage of by our most serious enemy: China. You will note that the Chinese Embassy is not under siege by the Taliban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s terrifying, but not surprising, that President Biden would allow this to happen. His Administration is already doing very little to confront China for its role in the coronavirus and refuses to hold the World Health Organization accountable for allowing the Chinese Communist Party to orchestrate a coverup.&nbsp;Earlier this year, when a Chinese diplomat denigrated the United States on camera directly to the Secretary of State\u2019s face, our response was tepid.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The past eight months have been a jarring abandonment of President Trump\u2019s smart, strategic, get-tough approach to China. In fact, it\u2019s clear the Biden Administration has no coherent strategic approach to China whatsoever. If they had one, we wouldn\u2019t be departing in disgrace while equipping China\u2019s new partner, the Taliban, with military equipment that surpasses many regional neighbors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This isn\u2019t hyperbole. China is already holding high-level meetings with Taliban officials, legitimizing their power and offering them a \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/28\/world\/asia\/china-taliban-afghanistan.html\"><span>warm welcome<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At a time when China is already looking to expand its political and economic \u201cBelt and Road Initiative\u201d across Asia and into Europe and Africa, we\u2019re allowing China to leverage the strategic location and natural resources of Afghanistan to its own national interest and advantage.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our abandonment of Americans and our allies in Afghanistan has already created propaganda for the Chinese to sow doubt into the Taiwanese about the legitimacy of our alliance and the strength of our support for their independence.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And I can\u2019t even begin to fathom what would happen if the Taliban government yet again begins fostering support for Islamic terrorism against the United States with the backing of the Chinese Communist Party.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Trump was exactly right when he said China is a serious threat to the world. The White House should be taking direct action to counter China\u2019s build out of its military and geopolitical influence \u2014 or we will face unprecedented challenges in the years ahead.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s important for our leaders to remember that what is happening in Afghanistan has implications beyond the country\u2019s borders. China is a clear, strategic threat to our country, our freedoms, and everything I and others have sacrificed so much to defend. That\u2019s one of the reasons I am running for Senate: we need leaders outside of the failed political class with a sense of duty and service who understand the unique threats facing our country\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead of running away from President Trump\u2019s approach to China, President Biden should take a page from his playbook. He has already projected weakness in his approach to the Chinese Communist Party. I fear his failures in Afghanistan will embolden China and, while ending one conflict, create another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Captain Sam Brown is an Afghanistan War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and a Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>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&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard for me to put into words the unfathomable disaster unfolding in Afghanistan.\u00a0To me, this isn\u2019t just about policy. It\u2019s personal. 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