Posted on Aug 22, 2021
Antony Blinken offers bizarre answer when asked if Biden does 'not know what's going on' in...
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Are they all on some sort of drugs? None of them can answer a question.
"Mr. Secretary, does the president not know what's going on?" Wallace asked Blinken.
However, instead of addressing Biden's cognizance, Blinken talked about the "emotional" nature of the crisis.
"This is an incredibly emotional time for many of us, and including allies and partners who have been shoulder-to-shoulder with us in Afghanistan for 20 years at high cost to themselves as well as to us," Blinken said.
Notably, Blinken did not go on to answer Wallace's question about Biden's situational awareness, instead only talking about American allies. So Wallace responded by pressing the question again.
"Sir, respectfully— look, I'm not questioning whether or not the allies have a right to complain. I'm not questioning whether or not Al Qaeda has a presence. The president said Al Qaeda is gone. It's not gone. The president said he's not heard any criticism from the allies. There's been a lot of criticism from the allies," Wallace said. "Words matter, and the words of the president matter most."
Again, Blinken did not address the question.
"Chris, all I can tell you is what I've heard," Blinken said. "And again, this is a powerfully emotional time for a lot of allies and partners, as it is for me, as it is for us."
Blinken's answer was described as not "entirely reassuring" and one that will "only... make things worse."
"Mr. Secretary, does the president not know what's going on?" Wallace asked Blinken.
However, instead of addressing Biden's cognizance, Blinken talked about the "emotional" nature of the crisis.
"This is an incredibly emotional time for many of us, and including allies and partners who have been shoulder-to-shoulder with us in Afghanistan for 20 years at high cost to themselves as well as to us," Blinken said.
Notably, Blinken did not go on to answer Wallace's question about Biden's situational awareness, instead only talking about American allies. So Wallace responded by pressing the question again.
"Sir, respectfully— look, I'm not questioning whether or not the allies have a right to complain. I'm not questioning whether or not Al Qaeda has a presence. The president said Al Qaeda is gone. It's not gone. The president said he's not heard any criticism from the allies. There's been a lot of criticism from the allies," Wallace said. "Words matter, and the words of the president matter most."
Again, Blinken did not address the question.
"Chris, all I can tell you is what I've heard," Blinken said. "And again, this is a powerfully emotional time for a lot of allies and partners, as it is for me, as it is for us."
Blinken's answer was described as not "entirely reassuring" and one that will "only... make things worse."
Antony Blinken offers bizarre answer when asked if Biden does 'not know what's going on' in...
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Cpl Vic Burk
LTC Orlando Illi OK!!? I will believe that when pigs sprout wings and fly on their own.
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Cpl Vic Burk
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen It is very rare that a politician answers a question directly for fear of alienating some of their voters. I think all of the skirt the answers any way they can.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Cpl Vic Burk - I think that tends to be true and these days it doesn't take very much to offend some people. Often it seems they don' even know what was said to offend them but they are always upset by something.
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Cpl Vic Burk
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - Well, you can't please all the people all the time and some of the people none of the time. Write it off an continue on with your agenda.
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Those jokers are deliberately obfuscating the truth of the situation and have no intention to admit they made a colossal mistake, one that has stained our country like no other in history.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Amen. BTW: What became of the "insurrection" Inquiry Pelosi said would get to the bottom of events on 6 January? Did the FBI announcement shoot it down or does the Afghanistan situation clarify what the real threat is?
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