Biden damned either way
What if we had decided to stay in Afghanistan?
By John Kanelis / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
President Biden has his hands full trying to fend off Republican critics of his decision to end our military involvement in Afghanistan.
It begs a critical question.
What if Joe Biden had decided once he took office that we needed to stay there? Or had he decided to bring more troops onto the field of battle? And then we would have sustained casualties while the fighting raged on?
Do you suppose that would have made those sitting in the GOP peanut gallery happy? Hah! Not even, man.
They would have accused him of reneging on his predecessor's pledge to "end the useless war" in Afghanistan.
Yes, we have a mess on our hands. I am going to give President Biden the benefit of the doubt -- although it's not an endless benefit -- that he can fix this evacuation crisis.
As for the criticism he is receiving for ending our conflict, he is being damned for doing the right thing.