On Wednesday, 10 Democrats joined 209 Republicans in passing a House resolution condemning the Biden-Harris Administration's response to the botched Aug. 26, 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.
This resolution: Condemn “Failure of decision-making and implementation” during the Afghanistan withdrawal Passed The House of Representatives passed the resolution by a vote of 219 to 194. The resolution blames 15 officials from the Biden-Harris administration for “failures” that contributed to the Abbey Gate suicide bombing that left 13 American soldiers dead. (Related: Exclusive: 'Deeply Saddened': Republican veterans slam 'failure' of Afghanistan withdrawal in Trump ad)
“More than three years after our withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden and Vice President Harris have yet to hold anyone accountable for this catastrophic failure of epic proportions,” said House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul. testified Monday in the House Rules Committee.
“If the administration refuses to be held accountable, then the duly elected representatives of the American people must be held accountable,” McCaul continued.
“More than three years after our withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Biden and Vice President Harris have yet to hold anyone accountable for this catastrophic failure of epic proportions.”
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— House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) September 23, 2024
The resolution censures President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other officials in the administration.
“When asked this month whether there was accountability for the disastrous withdrawal, National Security Advisor Kirby responded, 'We all held ourselves accountable,'” McCaul said in his testimony. “That answer fools no one.” (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: 'They have blood on their hands': Abbey Gate survivor describes the moment she came face to face with Joe Biden)
Biden's failed withdrawal was approx. 170 civilians killed In addition to the 13 American soldiers, Abandonment and removing $7 billion worth of military equipment that had fallen into the hands of the Taliban. Biden-Harris State Department spokesman Matthew Miller called the withdrawal “the right policy choice” just two days after Gold Star families criticized the administration in August 2023.
In the lead up to the withdrawal, multiple White House officials, such as Blinken and Psaki, as well as the president himself, were on leave, according to Franklin Fore's book. release The year is 2023. Biden was seen checking his watch as he waited for 13 soldiers killed in action overseas to come home.
House Foreign Affairs Committee release A 354-page report was released on September 9th detailing the missteps by the Biden-Harris administration that led to the disastrous withdrawal. (RELATED: 'Appearances over security': House committee slams Biden-Harris administration for failure to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in new report)
The report said the Biden-Harris administration failed to properly follow recommendations from NATO and senior military officials, ignored the terms of the Doha agreement, ignored pleas from the Afghan government and “lied directly to the American people” about what happened during the withdrawal.
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