Written By Kevin Fobbs and Susan Swift | Aug 21, 2021
Image by Fraidoon Poya Courtesy of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The Taliban only has to wait until Biden’s politically based August 31st abandonment date to create the most historic middle-east hostage crisis in world history. Mainstream pundits have steered Americans to look to the fall of Saigon as a historic parallel to Biden’s evacuation of Kabul. In truth, former President Carter’s 1979 Tehran hostage Crisis is the better, more sinisterly familiar, and accurate example.
It appears Biden copied the Tehran hostage crisis to craft his Keystone Cop-like confusion, dismissive denials of heart-wrenching truths, and amateurish unreadiness evacuation policy execution. Here is why it matters.
Replies