ahead to the mid-term elections and trying to make afghanistan a permanent stain on biden s presidency. with the number three house republican, representative elise stefonic writing in a tweet biden is, quote, unfit to be commander in chief. democrats largely sticking with the president and pushing back against republicans. there are a lot of people in this body who wanted the military to stay in afghanistan more, another year, five years, 10 years, 20 years, forever. and they re critical. they didn t like a decision by president biden to end this war. they tended to be quiet when president trump did the deal with the taliban to pull out in may. but now that president biden is in place they think we should stay. but some more democrats are more critical. new jersey democratic senator bob menendez said in a statement the united states, quote, cannot trust the taliban with american security. pennsylvania representative susan wild writing in a tweet,
specifically for these types of people who have been thoroughlily vetted and granted entry into the united states. and finally and quickly because i m limited on time. in a broader sense it sounds like the idea of relying on the taliban for security around the airport is a horrible idea, except for all of the alternatives? that s right. that s what the administration is saying. they re saying that this idea of pushing back the perimeter of the airport, so that the u.s. controls more essentially in terms of getting people into the airport risks it poses many security risks for americans and afghans alike. and it risks an all-out shooting war with the taliban. so, it s a very tough situation. the president is facing some criticism from his democratic allies on capitol hill, even, for example, senator bob menendez who chairs the senate foreign relations committee said in a statement it s clear that the u.s. cannot trust the taliban with our security.
he was asked about that, said it is not an issue of trust, it is mutual self interest, that they share goals, the adversary of the taliban and u.s. is isis now, but that has raised a lot of questions and a lot of criticism from lawmakers, including some democrats, senator menendez, chair of the senate foreign relations committee saying among other things the u.s. cannot trust the taliban with american security, chris. peter, clearly this is a pivotal moment in biden s young presidency at a time his approval numbers were already dropping. we have to talk about the politics of this. is there a sense in spite of this horrific tragedy that ultimately the american people will rally behind him, that yesterday will be seen more as affirmation of why we needed to get out, it will be seen as a chaotic, poorly planned evacuation. it is clear the calculation from the white house all along had been the majority of americans believed the u.s.
be forgiven, but i personally cannot trust the taliban at this point because historically, the taliban is not a group that we as people, as afghans, could believe in. so i have worked with foreigners, in particularly, i did work with them, and my work is quite high risk now, and my work is quite high risk now, and unfortunately, there is no way for me to make sure me and my family is safe in afghanistan. i am concerned and i think a lot of young people especially are concerned about their safety. people especially are concerned about their safety. thank you for s-ueakin about their safety. thank you for speaking to about their safety. thank you for speaking to us about their safety. thank you for speaking to us on about their safety. thank you for speaking to us on bbc about their safety. thank you for speaking to us on bbc news, - about their safety. thank you for - speaking to us on bbc news, hamed, and we think that thick we hope
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