If you’re going to do it you do it when you know that every American is out of harms way. Then you remind people that the pandemic is infinitely more important than Afghanistan and move on.

marble falls

(72,543 posts)

6. Insisting, eh?

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:22 PM

Aug 2021

hamsterjill

(17,764 posts)

7. Agreed.

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:22 PM

Aug 2021

Biden needs to get out front on this and lead. Foreign policy is his forte. But he needs to tell the American people what he is doing.

honest.abe

(9,238 posts)

8. Maybe not tonight but soon.

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:23 PM

Aug 2021

MiniMe

(21,883 posts)

9. It's Saturday, not a good time to make that kind of address

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:27 PM

Aug 2021

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)

12. It's Sunday but same thing

Reply to MiniMe (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:36 PM

Aug 2021

People are normally not paying too much attention to politics in august. The only ones that are right now is media.

MiniMe

(21,883 posts)

13. Thanks, must have lost a day this weekend

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:37 PM

Aug 2021

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)

16. I wish we still had it. 😂

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:39 PM

Aug 2021

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

10. Right now is too early IMO. n/t

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:30 PM

Aug 2021

Yonnie3

(19,570 posts)

11. In due time

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:35 PM

Aug 2021

Too soon

Autumn

(49,020 posts)

14. Nah, he needs to go kick back, relax and feel good that he did the right thing and put an end to

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:38 PM

Aug 2021

the long nightmare that was Afganistan. Anyone that doesn't like what he did can fuck off. He owes the media nothing.

joetheman

(1,450 posts)

15. I agree. Fess up and turn our attention back to COVID and Voting suppression and the economy. nt

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:38 PM

Aug 2021

denbot

(9,950 posts)

17. K&R n/t

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 05:49 PM

Aug 2021

House of Roberts

(6,636 posts)

18. CNN just said Biden will address nation in the next few days.

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 06:10 PM

Aug 2021

So not tonight.

Iggo

(50,059 posts)

19. RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 06:21 PM

Aug 2021

I love the classics.

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