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“Remarks by President Biden on the End of the War in Afghanistan”, State Dining Room, 3.28 EDT
“The President:” ‘Last night in Kabul, the United States ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan — the longest war in American history.” Good thing no one remembers the War on Drugs.
‘We completed one of the biggest airlifts in history, with more than 120,000 evacuated to safety.” I have no idea what the other big airlifts in history are. Stupid writers. At least the reporters won’t ask me about those.
‘That number is more than double than what most experts thought were possible.’ Run your grammar and spell check, stoopid.
‘ No nation — no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history.’ Heh heh, I gave up Bagram.
‘Only the United States had the capacity and the will and the ability to do it, and we did it today.’ So ef you all, kiss my $$ and why aren’t there more commas in this?
‘The extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravery, and selfless courage of the United States military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals.’ Ef the terps and the rest of them. You don’t have to stay there, but you can’t come here, and we’re not getting you out.
‘For weeks, they risked their lives to get American citizens, Afghans who helped us, citizens of our Allies and partners, and others onboard planes and out of the country. And they…
