Media in America and Britain react to Afghanistan crisis

August 16, 2021

The burden of shame falls on President Joe Biden.' New York Post editorial 'President Biden says he 'inherited' President Trump's withdrawal plans, but that is a lie. Then President Biden declared he had 'zero responsibility' to Afghanistan, insisting his sole obligation was 'to protect America's national self-interest'. Simon Tisdall in the Guardian 'What will it take for Joe Biden to admit he is disastrously wrong about Afghanistan? Then President Biden declared he had 'zero responsibility' to Afghanistan, insisting his sole obligation was 'to protect America's national self-interest'.