[April 10, 2023] They called him “Baghdad Bob Kirby.” White House Coordinator for Strategic Comms John Kirby publically announced last week that then-President Trump is to blame for the recent failed U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan (see it here). There is an old U.S. military axiom: once you take command, you are in charge and fully responsible from day one.
John Kirby, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, knows this but embarrassed the Biden Administration, our military, and himself by claiming it’s “not our fault” that the U.S. ignominious retreat from Afghanistan was so chaotic, deadly, humiliating, and shocking. “It’s Trump’s fault.” To stand up and say this lie is tragic.
“For all this talk of chaos [in the Afghanistan withdrawal], I just didn’t see it, not from my perch.” – RAdm John Kirby
It also sent a message to allies of America that we cannot be trusted, and we will lie to you and throw you under the bus at the first opportunity. The previous CIA Director, Mike Pompeo, slammed Kirby for lying about it, making it more difficult for our allies to have faith in America.
I remember clearly during the Iraq War when Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (aka the real Baghdad Bob) said on national television that the American military was being destroyed when U.S. armored vehicles were rolling into the background of the video. Al-Sahhaf was the biggest liar of the war, and everybody knows it.
RAdm John Kirby is now “Baghdad Bob Kirby.” Ouch!
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Please read my books:
Not Joe Biden. He is never responsible.
SHAMEFUL
I suggest reading today’s article from Gen. Satterfield (4/11/2023) on tyranny. America has a profound movement toward tyranny and this article is just one way of showing that truth. When you cannot tell the truth like Baghdad Bob Kirby, we are on that slippery slope.
Nailed it Audrey. Baghdad Bob Kirby is an embarrassment to the uniform of the US Navy that he once wore.
… and he deserves maximum ridicule.
Was it not chaotic when Afghans were trying to pass their babies to American troops over barbed-wire fences or falling from airplanes they were clinging to while trying to escape the Taliban? Was it Trump’s fault that the Biden administration allowed the Taliban to conquer Kabul during the evacuation, leaving the Taliban in charge of the security of American evacuation efforts? Just asking for a friend.
Nailed it, PatriotWife.
“For all this talk of chaos [in the Afghanistan withdrawal], I just didn’t see it, not from my perch.” – RAdm John Kirby. DELUSIONAL.
“There is an old U.S. military axiom: once you take command, you are in charge and fully responsible from day one.” – Gen. Satterfield. Appears someone has forgotten this. Rear Admiral John Kirby aka Baghdad Bob Kirby.
Does John Kirby need a reminder of why he called the Afghanistan withdrawal ‘chaos?’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/does-john-kirby-need-a-reminder-of-why-he-called-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-chaos
The Biden administration told Americans in Afghanistan to leave the country but also told them, and everyone, that the Taliban would not take over the country. Hundreds of Americans were left behind, helped captive by the Taliban to prevent them from leaving. Secretary of State Antony Blinken then said it was difficult to evacuate them because the Biden administration had already pulled personnel out.
RAdm (?) John Kirby should be stripped of his US Navy credentials for blatantly lying to us. Kick his ass to the curb.
more than kick his ass just kick him in the balls, maybe he will wake up
I always love your comments, old warrior. 😁😁😁😁😁
Right, Wild Bill. I’m with you. Every American is with you. The new US Pres standard is to lie lie lie. Send in the clowns – John Kirby the new Baghdad Bob – to lie to you. This further embarrasses America that we can’t even tell the truth to the world any more.
We all know that JOHN KIRBY is a sycophant of Pres. Biden but to stand up and blatantly lie to the American public is beyond disgraceful. The August 2021 withdrawal has drawn intense criticism from Republicans: a suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State at Abbey Gate at the Kabul airport killed 13 U.S. troops and 170 Afghans, and images circulated of evacuation planes taking off as citizens clung to the wheels and fell to their deaths.
You can’t stand with a liar. Gen. Satterfield says to tell the truth, especially when it hurts.
OUCH! Liars don’t last.
That is a base requirement for those who work in the Biden Administration. Have a Bud Light.
Touché.
“John Kirby’s comments during today’s White House press briefing were disgraceful and insulting. President Biden made the decision to withdraw and even picked the exact date; he is responsible for the massive failures in planning and execution,” McCaul said in a statement.