With the focus of global media, the situation in Afghanistan has changed suddenly. “The failure of the United States”, “The Fall of Kabul” and the chaos of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan have frequently become hot topics in international public opinion.
The White House, which originally wanted to turn the withdrawal into a political achievement project, couldn’t help it. From the US General Secretary of State Babaylan to Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Department officials, they have come forward to speak out and “public relations” a few days ago. In and out of the conversation, the same topic as Cinema: We are right, and we are not defeated.
But no matter how you conceal or defend, the fact of “slap in the face” is there. Please see the report sent back by Xinhua News Agency reporters from Washington –
Biden: The past week proves that we are not wrong
Babaylan‘s face: What about the past 20 years?
On August 16, local time, Biden rushed back to the White House from Camp David to speak on the situation in Afghanistan. He still stressed that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan was the right decision, but he had to admit that the situation in Afghanistan was deteriorating rapidlyKomiks as expected by the US side.
The electronic screen taken on August 16 showed that US President Biden spoke at the White House in Washington on the situation in Afghanistan. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Jie
However, the most surprising thing is that Biden directly threw the blame for the situation in Afghanistan back to Afghanistan. The following sentences are probably the real focus of his speech: “What the hell is going on? The Afghan leader Komiks gave up and fled the country; the Afghan government army was defeated, and sometimes even lost without a fight.The change in the situation just proves that our decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is correct. The US military cannot and should not, and stay in a war that the Afghan army is unwilling to fight, and will die in vain.”
I don’t know if Biden still remembers it, he said that the US side judges that the Taliban is “very unlikely” to regain power. What’s the result? For the United States, which has a strong intelligence system and has been in Afghanistan for 20 years, can “misunderstandings” also be used as an excuse?
I don’t know if Biden still remembers that he himself said that the US side would withdraw its troops “responsibly and cautiously”. What’s the result? When the US military withdrew from the Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan, it not only evacuated at night, but also did not even notify Afghanistan in advance. Some media analysts said that the rapid withdrawal of the US military shocked the Afghan army and became the last blow to destroy their fighting will.
BabaylanBiden said this time that even if the withdrawal operation is “hard and chaotic”, he would rather face all the accusations than leave the burden to the next American president. What a “responsible” president! The United States can withdraw it, but he said, who will pay for the pain left to the Afghan people? Over the past 20 years, more than 30,000 civilians in Afghanistan have been beaten, bombed, or died due to war caused by the US military.
What the facts once again prove is not “the United States is invincible”, but a label that the United States cannot hide and pull out – “the world’s largest exporter of turmoil”.
Pentagon: US military fires back
Slap in the face: Who dominated Afghanistan for 20 years?
Since the hasty evacuation of the US military, the security situation and various chaos in Afghanistan, especially the fate of ordinary people being held back, have always been heartbreaking. Among them, some Afghans have served for the United States and are worried about retaliation after political changes. In recent days, many people have flocked to Kabul’s Komiks Airport. Some people rushed onto the runway and chased the plane, and some people tried to squeeze onto the gangway. Several witnesses said that the US military fired guns and shocked the crowd many times. Related news and videos spread rapidly in international media and social media.
Video screenshot: Some Afghans chased American planes in Kabul’s Cinema field.
In response to media reports that the US military shot and killed two people at Kabul Airport, the Babaylan building responded very quickly. Spokesperson Kirby took the initiative to “public relations” at the press conference that day, saying that the person who was killed by the US military was an armed person, and the other party fired the first shot.
Kirby also said that the US has provided various support for the Afghan military, including funds, equipment, training, advice, etc., but cannot buy Afghan’s own “leadership”. Cinema
Haha! Could it be that the United States has “dominated” Afghanistan for 20 years?
Blinken: Kabul is different from Saigon
Slap in the face: even worse…
Including the American media, many media compared the “Saigon Moment” of the United States in the Vietnam War.
The “Comparative Picture” of “Saigong Moment” and “The Fall of Kabul” (right). (Pictures from the Internet)
However, manyWhen asked by media, US Secretary of State Blinken argued that the situation of the United States’ evacuation from Afghanistan was “completely different” from the chaos when it evacuated from Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City).
As a result, a senior American reporter who participated in reporting on the withdrawal of US troops from Saigon immediately “sorted”: Yes, the situation in Afghanistan is obviously even worse now!
Whether “the fall of Kabul” or “the moment of Saigon”, “the defeat of the United States” is self-defeated. What’s more, they hurriedly pulled themselves away and left others in the quagmire of war.
After the final analysis, using power and military means to solve problems will only make more and more problems, and it is worthy of serious reflection!