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On Nov. 26, two West Virginia National Guard members were the victims of a cold, targeted ambush just blocks from the White House, leaving the troops critically wounded and the city reeling. Authorities quickly took a suspect into custody after an exchange of gunfire; he was also wounded and is now facing federal investigation. The brazen nature of the attack in broad daylight shows how exposed our capital has become when dangerous people can roam the streets and target our uniformed military.
Reports now identify the alleged shooter as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021 under the Operation Allies Welcome parole program and was later granted asylum. This is not a hypothetical failure — it is a concrete, traceable thread from a Biden-era resettlement policy straight to an ambush on American troops. Americans deserve answers about how someone with that history was able to carry out such an attack inside our capital.
Former FBI special agent Stuart Kaplan, appearing on national television, was blunt: this attack underscores our broken borders and the catastrophic consequences of lax vetting and mass parole programs. His warning should not be treated as partisan hysteria but as a sober call for immediate corrective action by anyone responsible for national security. When a former federal agent says our systems failed, elected officials should listen and act — not deflect.
The federal response has so far included halting Afghan immigration processing pending review and the president ordering additional National Guard reinforcements to Washington. Those are necessary stopgaps, but they are only reactive measures after a preventable tragedy. We need a complete reassessment of the policies that allowed mass, expedited entry with insufficient vetting, and we need swift, permanent reforms that prioritize American safety.
Let there be no mistake: the men who were shot were on duty to protect our capital and our people, not to become targets of a policy experiment gone wrong. These Guardsmen deserve our prayers, our full support, and the fullest investigation into how this happened. Meanwhile, the media and political class must stop soft-pedaling accountability and stop treating every security failure as a nuanced debate when Americans are bleeding.
Washington elites who cheered open borders and mass resettlement must confront the consequences of their policies. It is not xenophobia to demand proper vetting, lawful admission, and effective oversight; it is basic common sense and the first duty of any government — protect its citizens. Until Democrats and bureaucrats demonstrate they can keep Americans safe, the presumption should favor national security, not expansive parole programs.
This moment should be a turning point. We must overhaul vetting procedures, pause resettlement programs that bypass normal safeguards, and ensure those who enter our country are not a threat to our people or our troops. The safety of everyday Americans and the honor of the men and women who serve in uniform demand nothing less from our leaders.
