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Why Mike Pompeo's vacillations on Afghanistan matter
The former secretary of state celebrated our withdrawal from Afghanistan a month ago. Now he's trying to complain about the policy he backed.
A month ago today, Mike Pompeo was in Iowa and spoke briefly to the Associated Press about U.S. policy in Afghanistan. The former secretary of state was only too eager to "applaud" the withdrawal of U.S. troops, saying he wants "fewer kids in harm's way."
The Republican added, "I want the Afghans to take up the fight for themselves."
Yesterday, Pompeo nevertheless appeared on Fox News to denounce President Biden for pursuing a policy course that Pompeo celebrated 30 days earlier.
The rhetoric was obviously lazy and intended for gullible partisans. Pompeo, ahead of a likely national campaign, seems to believe the GOP base will respond favorably to random references to buzz words -- so in a discussion about governmental collapse in Afghanistan, he squeezed in superfluous references to climate change and critical race theory, just for the heck of it.
But what Pompeo didn't want to talk about was his own record -- which includes both praise for Biden withdrawing from Afghanistan and the former cabinet secretary's own role in negotiating the deal with the Taliban in which U.S. forces would exit the country.
Indeed, it was 11 months ago when Pompeo published this tweet, with a photograph of him standing alongside Mullah Baradar, a Taliban cofounder who's likely to become Afghanistan's new president now that the country's government has collapsed.
Secretary Pompeo ~ @SecPompeo
Met with Taliban Political Deputy Mullah Beradar to welcome the launch of Afghan peace negotiations. The Taliban must seize this opportunity to forge a political settlement & reach a comprehensive & permanent ceasefire to end 40 years of war. This effort must be Afghan led.
The former secretary of state celebrated our withdrawal from Afghanistan a month ago. Now he's trying to complain about the policy he backed.
A month ago today, Mike Pompeo was in Iowa and spoke briefly to the Associated Press about U.S. policy in Afghanistan. The former secretary of state was only too eager to "applaud" the withdrawal of U.S. troops, saying he wants "fewer kids in harm's way."
The Republican added, "I want the Afghans to take up the fight for themselves."
Yesterday, Pompeo nevertheless appeared on Fox News to denounce President Biden for pursuing a policy course that Pompeo celebrated 30 days earlier.
The rhetoric was obviously lazy and intended for gullible partisans. Pompeo, ahead of a likely national campaign, seems to believe the GOP base will respond favorably to random references to buzz words -- so in a discussion about governmental collapse in Afghanistan, he squeezed in superfluous references to climate change and critical race theory, just for the heck of it.
But what Pompeo didn't want to talk about was his own record -- which includes both praise for Biden withdrawing from Afghanistan and the former cabinet secretary's own role in negotiating the deal with the Taliban in which U.S. forces would exit the country.
Indeed, it was 11 months ago when Pompeo published this tweet, with a photograph of him standing alongside Mullah Baradar, a Taliban cofounder who's likely to become Afghanistan's new president now that the country's government has collapsed.
Secretary Pompeo ~ @SecPompeo
Met with Taliban Political Deputy Mullah Beradar to welcome the launch of Afghan peace negotiations. The Taliban must seize this opportunity to forge a political settlement & reach a comprehensive & permanent ceasefire to end 40 years of war. This effort must be Afghan led.
