{"id":696955,"date":"2021-08-29T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=696955"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T20:51:04","slug":"sen-mcconnell-bidens-afghan-failure-much-worse-than-saigon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-bidens-afghan-failure-much-worse-than-saigon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McConnell: Biden\u2019s Afghan failure \u2018much worse than Saigon\u2019"},"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%2Fsen-mcconnell-bidens-afghan-failure-much-worse-than-saigon%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=696955&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_2503650\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) heads toward the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Liz Lynch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:50 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Joe Biden\u2019s mishandling of the Afghan crisis was \u201cmuch worse than Saigon.\u201d During an interview on Sunday, McConnell said Vietnamese militants did not seek to attack the U.S. after the fall of Saigon in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>However, the senator said Islamic terrorists have been plotting against the U.S. because they have been emboldened and excited by Biden\u2019s weakness. He stressed the Taliban may try and take U.S. hostages, while ISIS could stage terror attacks on U.S. soil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrible things happen when terrorists are allowed to operate freely. This murderous attack offers the clearest possible reminder that terrorists will not stop fighting the United States just because our politicians grow tired of fighting them,\u201d he stated. \u201cI remain concerned that terrorists worldwide will be emboldened by our retreat, by this attack, and by the establishment of a radical Islamic terror state in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is sickening and enraging to hear that at least 12 U.S. servicemembers have been killed at the hands of terrorists in Kabul. We need to redouble our global efforts to confront these barbarian enemies who want to kill Americans and attack our homeland. My full statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydke3F6sZ7\">pic.twitter.com\/ydke3F6sZ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1430986395401736198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McConnell went on to add Biden\u2019s failure in Afghanistan has now sparked fears for the future of America.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/chicago-sees-more-gun-violence-heading-into-weekend\/\">Chicago Sees More Gun Violence Heading Into Weekend<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) heads toward the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. 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