It’s the Afghan Hound who didn’t bark.
This Thursday Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough argued that, based on western weakness in prior Russia invasions, dictator Vladimir Putin thus determined he had a “good reason” to invade Ukraine.
Scarborough didn’t say that Putin was his. Justified Invading. He was referring to that Putin, a strongman who loves to exploit the weak, is known as Putin. and therefore thought he could invade Ukraine with impunity given recent history.
In support of his, Scarborough cited the meekness of the West when Russia went into Georgia, Crimea, and Syria. But there was a glaring — and much more recent — example of American weakness that Scarborough failed to mention: Biden’s fiasco of a catastrophe of a disaster of his withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Biden even went so far as to notify the Taliban of a firm date by which all US troops would be withdrawn — thoughtfully giving them vital intel for purposes of planning their attacks. Ol’ Joe completely miscalculated how fast the Taliban would takeover. Biden had predicted that it would take many months. However, the process took just days.
So, how could any self-respecting “journalist” or commentator neglect to mention Biden’s Afghan fiasco as an important factor in Putin’s calculus? Answer: Scarborough. Not self-respecting. He has gone from being self-described as “conservative” and now is an all-in Biden sycophant. Sad!
More broadly, Scarborough failed to mention another glaring example of Biden’s weakness in his January statement that a “minor incursion” by Putin into Ukraine wouldn’t result in a full-blown U.S. response. We also noted at the time that Scarborough had compared Biden’s Appeasement of Hitler to Neville Chamberlain, and suggested it might invite Xi into Taiwan. All that has been erased from Scarborough’s memories!
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough omitting Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan was brought to you in part by AT&T and DirecTV. The links below provide their contact information.
You can find the transcription here.
MSNBC’s Morning Joe
03/24/22
6:15 am ETJOE SCARBOROUGH He is strong.He loves the image of a strongman. And He enjoys preying upon weakness. And He has seen the West and America as both weak.Good reason. Georgians didn’t get the response they expected.Ukraine, 2008 2014. [BRZEZINSKI SIGHS]Syria, 2015 when war crimes had been committed. So, here’s a guy, who believed he could get in again to Ukraine and have the Western world allow him to take what he likes.Now, the west is standing up and has done so once again [Madeleine]Albright predicted it, as did so many others. It has become Albright’s worst nightmare. We’re talking here about NATO troops now doubled along the NATO border’s easternmost frontier. Is he going to respond now that he has been trapped?
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