Posted on 08/23/2021 2:25:26 AM PDT by Libloather
President Biden isn't inclined to fire any senior national security officials over the chaos in Kabul unless the situation drastically deteriorates or there's significant loss of American life, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Why it matters: Dismissing national security advisor Jake Sullivan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin or CIA Director William Burns would be tantamount to admitting a mistake, and the president stands by his decision.
While acknowledging the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been “messy” and the Taliban captured the country quicker than he anticipated, Biden is deeply committed to his policy, the people tell Axios. "I think that history is going to record this was the logical, rational, right decision to make," Biden said Sunday afternoon at the White House.
"Let me be clear: The evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul was going to be hard and painful no matter when it started, when we began. It would have been true if we had started a month ago - or a month from now. There's no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss of heartbreaking images you see on television. It's just a fact."
Between the lines: Over 40 years in Washington, Biden has a reputation of being hard and demanding on his staff but also loyal. He raises his voice yet rarely fires anyone.
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Except when it becomes "Trump's policy" that Biden "inherited" and couldn't change at all.
There’s no cure for stupid!
How can he fire them? He doesn’t even remember their names.
He can’t fire them because he didn’t hire them in the first place.
Consider this....as Biden leaves (either via impeachment or the 25th or resignation)...the odds are almost 100-percent that Harris as the new President will retain all of the same crew. Within six months, she will come to be impeached or face the 25th as well. I’ll predict before we arrive at Jan 2025...a third Democrat will be sitting in the Presidency.
You first, Joek.
Shouldn’t that read “Biden’s puppet masters are deeply committed”?
You don’t fire people who are doing what you ask them to do you reward them.
This is how the Biden puppet show works.
He can’t fire anyone because his handlers won’t allow it.
BiteMe didn’t hire them.
He won’t be firing them.
He’ll, he likely can’t remember who they are.
Why fire someone for doing exactly what was requested?
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