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| | + | Mark Milley said in a press briefing on July 21, 2021, “our drawdown continues in a safe and orderly manner.” He continued with the following excerpted statement: |
| | + | {{quotebox-float|“[T]he Afghan Security Forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country, and we will continue to support the Afghan Security Forces where necessary in accordance with the guidance from the president and the secretary of defense. |
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| | + | “The future of Afghanistan is squarely in the hands of the Afghan people, and there are a range of possible outcome[s] in Afghanistan. And I want to emphasize repeatedly, and I’ve said this before, a negative outcome, a Taliban automatic military takeover, is not a foregone conclusion. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and make adjustments as necessary.”}} |
| | + | ''[[Breitbart]]'' reported on August 16, 2021 that Milley told [[senator]]s on a briefing call that U.S. officials are expected to alter their earlier assessments about the pace of terrorist groups reconstituting in Afghanistan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/16/gen-milley-warns-senators-terror-groups-will-come-back-faster/</ref> |
| | + | {{quotebox-float|“Based on the evolving situation, officials now believe terror groups like [[al-Qaeda]] and others may be able to grow much faster than expected, according to the person, who had direct knowledge of the briefing but was not authorized to discuss the details of the call publicly and spoke to the [[AP]] on condition of anonymity.” |
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| | + | “The Biden administration officials on the call with senators—among them were Milley, Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] and Defense Secretary [[Lloyd Austin]]—said U.S. intelligence agencies are working on forming a new timeline based on the evolving threats, the person familiar with the matter said.”}} |
| | During a press conference on August 18, 2021 at the [[Pentagon]], Biden defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]] and Mark Milley admitted that several US aircraft flew out of the country during the 2021 Rape of Afghanistan. They think they were flown to [[Russian Federation|Russian Federal Republics]] of [[Uzbekistan]] or [[Tajikistan]], but they were not sure. Austin and Milley had no idea how many aircraft were taken.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/biden-effect-us-lost-several-military-aircraft-flown-afghanistan-no-idea-many-lost-video/</ref> | | During a press conference on August 18, 2021 at the [[Pentagon]], Biden defense minister [[Lloyd Austin]] and Mark Milley admitted that several US aircraft flew out of the country during the 2021 Rape of Afghanistan. They think they were flown to [[Russian Federation|Russian Federal Republics]] of [[Uzbekistan]] or [[Tajikistan]], but they were not sure. Austin and Milley had no idea how many aircraft were taken.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/biden-effect-us-lost-several-military-aircraft-flown-afghanistan-no-idea-many-lost-video/</ref> |
| | While the White House at the same moment of the press conference was lashing out at the [[Taliban]] for violating their promise to allow safe passage for stranded Americans to the Kabul Airport, Mark Milley was telling reporters the exact opposite was happening.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/stunning-woke-general-milley-claims-taliban-not-interfering-kabul-airport-white-house-lashes-taliban-interfering-airport/</ref> | | While the White House at the same moment of the press conference was lashing out at the [[Taliban]] for violating their promise to allow safe passage for stranded Americans to the Kabul Airport, Mark Milley was telling reporters the exact opposite was happening.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/08/stunning-woke-general-milley-claims-taliban-not-interfering-kabul-airport-white-house-lashes-taliban-interfering-airport/</ref> |