Beleaguered Biden gambles big as criticism of Afghan debacle mounts
Joe Biden is hoping that the current chaos in Afghanistan will be only a fading memory by the time of the midterm elections in November 2022, but last week’s turbulent scenes in Kabul have rocked his presidency
“Damage control” were the watchwords in Washington DC last week, as the Biden administration grappled to take control of both the messaging and the mechanisms of evacuating tens of thousands of American citizens and Afghans who helped the US military effort.
Spokespersons from the Department of State, the Pentagon and the White House worked furiously to retool President Joe Biden’s messaging after a widely-panned ABC interview and public statement earlier in the week. The recalibration ...
