Pentagon Spox: Trump Admin Has ‘Obligation’ To Hold Accountable Officials Involved In Afghanistan Withdrawal
March 18, 2025 No Comments
“We’re in the process of figuring out what that investigation will look like,” Parnell stated.
“We’re in the process of figuring out what that investigation will look like,” Parnell stated.
The measure, which passed in a 219 to 194 vote, was introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, and accused the Biden administration of prioritizing “optics over security.”
Blinken was subpoenaed to testify about the Afghanistan withdrawal, which ended in the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and thousands of Americans initially stranded in the country, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on Tuesday, but decided not to attend, leading committee Republicans to vote to hold him in contempt of Congress, according to Axios.
The Biden administration’s goal was to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 2021, but a failure of planning and preparation by leadership in Washington created a disordered situation for troops on the ground in Afghanistan, resulting in a disordered evacuation.
The committee has pursued a testimony agreement from Ms. Psaki for months as it endeavors to gather information about President Joe Biden’s decision-making process over the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan are growing stronger and threatening the interests of the United States and its allies as well as security in the region, according to a report released Tuesday.
“He thought if he stayed, he might have to go back, or likely go back, to war with the Taliban,” he said, recalling President Biden’s rejection of his and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recommendation to make withdrawal conditional on Taliban adherence to Doha.
In mid-August 2021, Biden repeatedly denied he had been briefed by military leaders who warned him against withdrawing from Afghanistan, forcing his administration to give conflicting messages over the issue.
UN report claims al-Qaida now has eight training camps in Taliban-controlled country.
Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover’s mom was even more pointed. She couldn’t stand the president. She wouldn’t even meet with him. The Hoover family retreated to a room to escape Biden’s lies about Beau and his phony empathy. Her daughter and the sister of Staff Sgt. Hoover was also at Dover. She yelled at Biden, “Burn in Hell.”
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