President Biden has done something that no other president has managed to do in living memory: He has stood up to the generals, mehdirhasan writes for MSNBCDaily.
In 2009, Barack Obama’s first year in office, the new Democratic president debated with his advisers whether to “surge” troops into Afghanistan. On one side, Obama had a bevy of military leaders — Adm. Mike McMullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Army Gen. David Petraeus, the head of Central Command; and Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S.
” On one occasion during the discussions about a surge,, Biden grabbed him by the arm and said, “Maybe I’ve been around this town for too long, but one thing I know is when these generals are trying to box in a new president.” He leaned into Obama’s face and whispered, “Don’t let them jam you.”Fast-forward to 2021, Joe Biden’s first year in office. The new Democratic president could have easily ditched the February 2020the Trump administration signed with the Taliban in Qatar to withdraw all U.
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