Even for supporters of liberal causes, Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan is a disaster

When Amnesty International USA is publicly attacking a Democratic president, the problem has to be pretty bad.

Here’s what that organization is saying:

“‘By reiterating that he will end U.S. evacuation operations by the August 31st deadline, he communicated one message to those most at risk in Afghanistan: “This White House’s preferred policy option is to abandon you to your fates,”’ said Paul O’Brien, executive director of Amnesty International USA. ‘At this very moment, the Taliban is tracking and targeting people because of their beliefs, associations, or their identity, gender, religious affiliation, ethnic and language group.’”

What’s happening in Afghanistan simply isn’t acceptable. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden is now trying to pivot to claiming the American airlift is a major success. Here’s what POLITICO, no friend of conservatives, is saying in response to Joe Biden’s efforts:

“For critics of the administration, and neutral foreign policy observers too, the evacuation efforts are laudatory but don’t diminish their criticism of the botched ending to a 20-year war. Had the president more carefully planned for the drawdown, they note, he wouldn’t need to rush to get U.S. citizens and allied Afghans out now. And…