{"id":679465,"date":"2021-08-24T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=679465"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:51:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:51:14","slug":"obama-era-officials-take-aim-at-bidens-handling-of-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-era-officials-take-aim-at-bidens-handling-of-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama-era officials take aim at Biden\u2019s handling of Afghanistan"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fobama-era-officials-take-aim-at-bidens-handling-of-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=679465&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 id=\"attachment_2499314\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2499314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. citizens and their families process through the passenger terminal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to board a departure flight on their way to the United States as part of Operation Allies Refuge, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (Airman Edgar Grimaldo\/U.S. Air Force via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:36 AM PT \u2013 Monday, August 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Several top diplomats and military leaders under former President Barack Obama gave a grim update of the Biden administration\u2019s retreat from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s Afghanistan disaster was called out by these  Obama officials:<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f Jeh Johnson (DHS)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Leon Panetta (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f John Brennan (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f David Petraeus (CIA)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f David Axelrod (WH)<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0f Ryan Crocker (Afghanistan Ambassador)<\/p>\n<p>All FORMER! Few CURRENT Dem officials have  courage!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany\/status\/1427684871699369992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kUo33MpbL7o\">warned<\/a> the White House is not adequately answering how it will get Americans and allies out of the country. He stressed that Biden gave up America\u2019s ground-game when U.S. troops were pulled out of the country before non-military personnel. Crocker warned sending in helicopters and other aircraft to secure zones will be a challenge as the Taliban are well armed and are securing their control of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>He also took aim at the Biden administration\u2019s reluctance to recognize Al -Qaeda as a credible threat. The former diplomat said the terrorist organization is not gone and is likely waiting for the opportune time to strike. Crocker then claimed that\u2019s what the Taliban did over the past 20-years.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Obama\u2019s former Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson sounded off a similar tune while warning the mountains of Afghanistan are the perfect breeding ground for terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could probably hide an entire large American city in the mountains of Afghanistan undetected,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt is the very type of place that terrorist groups seek to establish as a headquarters, as a base for training and gathering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson went on to say it would have been better to leave a small force on the ground in the country to perform counter-terrorism operations. He claimed keeping key bases, including Bagram Airbase, would have made it easier and safer to get non-military personnel out of Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I understand the desire to get out after 20-years, but getting out doesn\u2019t necessarily mean moving every single member of the United States military from that place,\u201d Johnson stated. \u201cWe have our military in small forces stationed in a number of places around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2499307\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2499307\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2499307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AP21236166192817.jpg\" alt=\"In this satellite photo released by Maxar Technologies, the crowded entrance of Kabul&#039;s international airport is seen amid evacuations on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. A firefight outside Kabul&#039;s international airport killed an Afghan soldier early Monday, highlighting the perils of evacuation efforts as the Taliban warned that any attempt by U.S. troops to delay their withdrawal to give people more time to flee would &quot;provoke a reaction.&quot; (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2499307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In this satellite photo released by Maxar Technologies, the crowded entrance of Kabul\u2019s international airport is seen amid evacuations on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. (Satellite image \u00a92021 Maxar Technologies via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson concluded with a dire warning about the efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan. Despite the Biden administration\u2019s insistence they are on top of the problems threatening evacuation attempts, Johnson believes the situation hasn\u2019t yet peaked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that the situation at the airport is going to get a lot worse before it gets better,\u201d he stated. \u201cThis is a country of 38 million people. We\u2019ve gotta deal with the American citizens, those who qualify for special immigrant visas and those who will also qualify for refugee status under our laws. And that population can snowball.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-cotton-biden-is-fearful-of-the-taliban\/\">Sen. Cotton: Biden Is Fearful Of The Taliban<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. citizens and their families process through the passenger terminal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to board a departure flight on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"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-679465","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\/679465","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679465\/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=679465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}