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In an apparent attempt to not repeat the bad optics and moral travesty of failing to get Americans out of Afghanistan by an arbitrary/self-imposed deadline, President Biden has decided to simply not try to get Americans out of Ukraine at all if Russia invades. And almost as shocking, the liberal broadcast networks, who were actually tough on Biden’s abandonment a few months ago, didn’t share the same outrage at what’s essentially a morbid promise by the President.
At no point did any of the networks invoke the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster, nor did they air any concern or criticism of the decision to leave Americans in a war zone. They treated it as the Biden administration giving them fair warning and getting out is on them now.
“We begin tonight with the urgent warning from the White House late today on the threat from Russia. The White House now saying there's a, quote, ‘credible prospect’ that Russian forces could invade Ukraine within days,” ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir announced at the top of the newscast, imparting the seriousness of the situation. “Warning Americans in Ukraine to leave now.”
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