Lindsey Graham threatens Biden with impeachment if US troops don't stay in Afghanistan past August
Source: Business Insider
and 'accept the risk' of Taliban attacks
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and one of the Senate's most outspoken war hawks, said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Friday that the US military should extend its withdrawal deadline in Afghanistan and risk being attacked by the Taliban.
Graham, who's long supported indefinite American occupations abroad, and his op-ed coauthor, retired Gen. Jack Keane, said the US government must not fully withdraw until thousands of Afghan allies are evacuated. They urged President Joe Biden to keep US troops in Afghanistan past his August 31 withdrawal deadline and create pathways for Afghan allies to travel from across the country to the Kabul airport for evacuation.
"President Biden must keep forces in place long enough to evacuate those to whom we owe a great debt," they wrote. "He must be willing to accept the risk that the Taliban will attack our forces."
They argued it would be "dishonorable" to apply "anything less" than the "full force" of the US military to the effort.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lindsey-graham-threatens-biden-with-impeachment-if-us-troops-dont-stay-in-afghanistan-past-august-and-accept-the-risk-of-taliban-attacks/ar-AANxBrY?li=BBnb7Kz
Your hero Trump wanted to leave May 1 but your lips were planted on his sphincter when that all was going on Lindsey
wryter2000
(46,037 posts)You can't impeach him in the Senate.
I'm sure he knows that.
DFW
(54,341 posts)The fact may have escaped him. Facts tend to elude Republicans.
Trueblue1968
(17,205 posts)Wahyee
(610 posts)Trueblue1968
(17,205 posts)Wahyee
(610 posts)onetexan
(13,036 posts)usaf-vet
(6,181 posts)Warpy
(111,245 posts)because he knows damned full well his lard and savior made the dirty deal with the Taliban that led up to this.
I would love to know what Dumdum said to him on that golf course to turn him into such a true believer.
kysrsoze
(6,019 posts)mpcamb
(2,870 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)When it comes to the topic of Impeachment.
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Meadowoak
(5,545 posts)Walleye
(31,008 posts)Haggard Celine
(16,844 posts)so we can start the war all over again. He loves war, which is why he and McCain were such buddies. I'm sure he and his patrons are heavily invested in the MIC.
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)The feeling his offer of friendship to Biden is not working. Called him to apologize for the lies he told about Hunter. After the way he treated the NpMcCain family at the funeral, plus other things ,like ramming Kavanaugh Lindsey is now down to threats.
Such a pitiful excuse of a man.
reality1
(123 posts)"President Biden must keep forces in place long enough to evacuate those to whom we owe a great debt," they wrote. "He must be willing to accept the risk that the Taliban will attack our forces."
We would then be in Afghanistan in perpetuity as Afghan stragglers who have no business being evacuated demand the U.S. fly them out. It would never end. U.S. should absolutely not be in harms way even now to get anyone else out other than U.S. citizens.
I'm focused on getting these 10k or so Americans (whom DID NOT heed state dept. warning to evacuate a full week before Kabul collapse) out. Then it's wheels up. By that time we'll have gotten plenty of Afghans out. If they the want to feel betrayed they can look at their former armed forces who surrendered instead of fight.
hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)requiring us to leave.
So damned sick of these hypocrites.
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)Doesn't mean Rs won't make political theatre out of an impeachment circus.
Rs just want to stick it the Ds as payback for Trump's two impeachment trials. God help us if we go to impeachments trials EVERY presidential term. But Trump's were straight on legit.
EndlessWire
(6,513 posts)Aug 31 doesn't apply if all US citizens are not gone by then. It was said that almost 9,000 people per DAY were being evacuated. There are going to be a lot of Afghan refugees leaving.
Kabul is closed, and we have no means to extract anyone without a military major fight, and our priority is to finish the evacuation flights. Lindsey is talking out his ass about stuff he doesn't understand. I think the situation on the ground is fluid and urgent. I'm sick of Lindsey substituting his personal opinion in as an operational viable pathway. He doesn't know squat. Since he and his bud, the Orange Turd, obstructed the transition for Biden, he can keep his mouth shut while Joe straightens things out.
I feel really bad for the Afghan people. They didn't deserve this.
reality1
(123 posts)As soon as we get out of there, and I pray we don't lose any troops, the "investigations" should be focused on Doha.
That's the root of all of this. Dems inability to get their messaging out these last few days have allowed GOP to form any b.s. narrative they want.
Bev54
(10,046 posts)The republicans have been talking impeachment constantly, because their king was impeached. The house impeaches and the senate tries the case, neither of which is going to happen.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)to them it matters not whether the Pig did anything wrong, it happened, and now they have to try to impeach as retaliation, tit for tat, political sparring.
If the Pig is prosecuted, the christofascists will make it a political goal to indict Biden...for anything.
keopeli
(3,510 posts)FakeNoose
(32,633 posts)If Chump were still POTUS, he would have had the troops out of Afghanistan by May 2021. If that is an impeachable offense in Graham's estimation, then he should go after Chump. Biden is only following Chump's plan that was already set in motion when he took office, after all.
atreides1
(16,072 posts)Is a national security analyst, primarily on Fox News, and serves as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War!
Crowman2009
(2,494 posts)That's one species I can't wait to become extinct.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Wasn't that the news a couple days ago?
Oh, but then Joe told him to fuck off !
"Hell hath no fury like a ____ scorned"
George II
(67,782 posts)I suggest you pull out a copy of the agreement trump signed with the Taliban and read it. This is on TRUMP! If you want to impeach the derelict president that screwed this whole thing up, trump's your man.
Biden will do what needs to be done on HIS timetable, not some weasely slime who doesn't shit without getting trump's approval.
You're a pathetic excuse for a human being.
MissMillie
(38,549 posts)The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.
Graham can take a seat and shut up. No one gives a hoot what he likes or what he doesn't like. The President is well within the bounds of his responsibilities.
Kaleva
(36,294 posts)Title of article is inflammed by author to get people to read it.
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)Impeachment is done by the House. He is not a member of the House.
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)Kaleva
(36,294 posts)Paladin
(28,252 posts)Yeah, sure he will. Provided it doesn't interfere with his 24/7 job as a trump pimp.
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)I think Lindsey should GO OVER THERE and work on the front line to, you know, make sure our troops are doing it right. I'm sure they would be inspired by his courage and leadership......
Paladin
(28,252 posts)Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)Zorro
(15,737 posts)This pipsqueak from one of the smallest states in the country gets a lot more media attention than he should.
kairos12
(12,852 posts)Dan
(3,550 posts)Lead a squad into the combat.
Im sure he will bring praise to South Carolina and we will have the pleasure of enjoying a state funeral for our hero.
Of course, he may do a Davy Crockett and surrender - then like Texas, well have to promote another lie about heros.
And then, maybe the Taliban will take him alive - and like the U.S. honor agreements about torture and he wont be waterboarded, electrical shocks, etc.,
I have faith Lindsay will make us proud, and prove not to be the chickenshit we know him to be.
mbmsr
(28 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)niyad
(113,259 posts)NHvet
(240 posts)Miss Lindsey is having a case of the vapors.
Wahyee
(610 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(5,117 posts)BBWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
dflprincess
(28,075 posts)myohmy2
(3,162 posts)...can you imagine what a catastrophic catastrophe evacuation would now be with your asshole trump in charge?...tweeting every ten minutes, blaming everyone, firing everyone...
...it would make what we have today look like child's play...it would be the COVID pandemic all over again...instead injecting bleach we'd be evacuating with hot air balloons...
...lindsey, why don't you consider retiring?
...your obvious as shit and fucking useless...
BadgerKid
(4,551 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Hes a nobody.
area51
(11,906 posts)Looks like Lindseed is projecting again.