Pelosi Statement on Afghanistan
AUGUST 14, 2021 PRESS RELEASE
San Francisco — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the situation in Afghanistan:
“The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and the actions he has taken.
“The Taliban must know that the world is watching its actions. We are deeply concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls. The U.S., the international community and the Afghan government must do everything we can to protect women and girls from inhumane treatment by the Taliban.
“Any political settlement that the Afghans pursue to avert bloodshed must include having women at the table. The fate of women and girls in Afghanistan is critical to the future of Afghanistan. As we strive to assist women, we must recognize that their voices are important, and all must listen to them for solutions, respectful of their culture. There is bipartisan support to assist the women and girls of Afghanistan. One of the successes of U.S.- NATO cooperation in Afghanistan was the progress made by women and girls. We must all continue to work together to ensure that is not eroded.
“Once again, I want to acknowledge the clarity of purpose of President Biden’s statement and the wisdom of his actions. Congress shares the President's concern for Afghans who have assisted U.S. efforts in country, and we passed Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) legislation to provide for their relocation on a strong, bipartisan basis.
“Most of all, we join the President in acknowledging the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families.”
Biden must be commended and Afghan women must get a seat at the table... I have to wonder who's mind is more lost, Joe's or hers.
Afghan women will never get a seat at the table again and she should be smart enough to know that, but she's obviously not.
Agree. Pelosi may have power in the House but she has no way to force the Taliban to agree to her demands. In their eyes, they won back their nation after a 20 year occupation by infidels. They are not going to accept the demands of those same infidels who have droned their leaders.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
The Taliban is also immune from the Twitter mob that can cancel any American at will. Funny how Twitter allows Taliban speech but not our last president.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
I agree. Twitter thinks conservatives are more dangerous than Chinese communists and their concentration camps and the Taliban and their misogyny. They claim Trump was going to result in the Handmaid's Tales. Instead President Biden just made Afghanistan the Handmaid's Tale for millions of Afghani women.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
