The Taliban’s advance into the capitol of Afghanistan dominated the Sunday morning talk shows, with multiple guests discussing the apparent imminent fall of the government.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued that the group would’ve launch the offensive even if U.S. troops had stayed in the nation.
Comparisons to the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam were also debated.
Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.
| Blinken argues Taliban would have launched offensive even if US had stayed in Afghanistan |
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| Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan even as a Taliban takeover appears to be imminent, arguing that the current offensive would have occurred even if the U.S. had stayed.
Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Blinken acknowledged that Afghan security forces have been unable to defend the nation and that the Taliban offensive has progressed faster than was expected. |
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| Scalise: ‘This is President Biden’s Saigon moment’ |
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| “It’s a very dire situation when you see the United States Embassy being evacuated. In fact you just had President Biden a few days ago saying you wouldn’t see helicopters evacuating the embassy like Saigon, and yet here we are. This is this is President Biden’s Saigon moment and unfortunately it was very predictable,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said. |
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