Should Presiden Biden extend

[bluedevil4]

afghan deadline? I wanted to do a poll but I'm not a star member yet. I have mixed feelings and was curious how others felt

[Walleye]

1. Such a complicated situation. I don't really know enough about what's going on to have an opinion

[Klaralven]

2. Only if he can get Taliban agreement. The airport is indefensible.

[Throck]

4. and the Taliban are not trustable.......

[Sgent]

6. One step at a time

they have mostly kept their word so far as to the Aug 31 deadline.

[Throck]

7. Rwanda happened in a very short time.

Should the UN be mobilizing?

[Throck]

3. What will it take to get US citizens and refugees completely out?

It seems the power of decision is not in our hands and we're at the mercy of the Taliban.

[gab13by13]

5. Yes, with help from allies.

It will never get done by the deadline. We have plenty of bargaining power over the Taliban, for one, 1.3 billion of Afghanistan's money, in gold. The Taliban has no access to at least 10 billion dollars of Afghanistan's money.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Keep moving 10K a day and we should be good to go

I think the US commanders are playing coy with how many Americans are left. It's probably a smaller amount that they're letting on and then when that number is close to zero the US will make a surprise announcement.

The thing is, there are some Americans who don't want to leave, maybe their families are there and they will stay with them. We have to have strong diplomacy for when/if these Americans change their minds.

[Klaralven]

10. There may be a significant number of dual passport holders

Since they are in Afghanistan, the Taliban may consider them Afghans, rather than recognizing their US passport.

[Lovie777]

9. 21,600 departed from Afghan on Tuesday . . .

Since August 14, 2021, over 50,000 have been successfully airlifted. Critics will continue with the bullshit, but alas, this evacuation process will be studied and used as a template for many years to come.

[CentralMass]

11. Well that's one way of looking at it.

[Piratedog]

12. Why would I have an opinion when I do t have access to any intelligence on the issue.

I’m certainly not going to say based on what the news correspondents say. I feel like Biden would extend if he felt it was necessary. He has access to the information necessary to decide. I do not.

[moondust]

13. Depends.

What do the Talibubbas want in exchange for an extension? Is their "red line" just a bargaining chip? I mean, August 31 is an arbitrary date so why not some other arbitrary date a week or two later?

[egduj]

14. If the Taliban won't let him evacuate Afghans, then it shouldn't be necessary.