Staff Reports
Three years have rolled by since President Joe Biden orchestrated a tragic exit from Afghanistan, and the consequences of that disastrous withdrawal still hang heavy like a bad smell in the bunker of liberal denial. Surprisingly, despite the chaos that left 13 brave U.S. troops dead, no one has been held accountable in the Biden administration, which apparently considers “responsibility” to be an outdated concept akin to dial-up internet.
Top Republicans have been busy digging into the administration’s questionable decisions surrounding this calamity. The goal is simple: figure out how President Biden thought it was a brilliant idea to toss our troops out of a warzone like yesterday’s trash. The investigations have revealed a pattern of negligence embedded deep within the administration, raising the question of whether Biden is running the country or just making commercials for how not to execute a military withdrawal.
Today, CHM @RepMcCaul spoke on the House Floor in support of his resolution condemning 15 Biden-Harris administration officials for their roles in the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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— House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority (@HouseForeignGOP) September 25, 2024
This week, things took an interesting turn when 10 Democrats, realizing their party leadership had turned a blind eye to the issues, decided to break ranks and join Republicans in rebuking Biden’s handling of the withdrawal. In a move that sent shockwaves through the party, these renegade Democrats stood up for accountability, passing a resolution 219 to 194 that called out the administration on its handling of one of America’s most shameful foreign policy failures.
Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, has been tirelessly leading the charge in investigating this withdrawal debacle. His resolution not only highlights the need for accountability but specifies that several key administration officials should be taking a long, hard look in the mirror, asking themselves how they contributed to this national embarrassment. The list reads like a who’s who of Biden’s team, including the illustrious Vice President Kamala Harris, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, among others who clearly need to refresh their resumes.
Not one to back down without a fight, the ranking Democrat on the committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, pushed back against McCaul’s resolution, dismissing it as political theater. In his eyes, it seems attempting to assign blame for a disastrous military operation is just “scoring cheap points.” Ironically, Meeks used the word “theater” given that the Biden administration’s handling of the Afghan withdrawal could easily win a few awards for worst performance in a crisis. But hey, when the stakes are high, and lives are on the line, apparently, the last thing Democrats want to talk about is accountability for their blunders, opting instead for the classic tactic of deflection.
In short, the turbulence stemming from Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal is far from over. As the fallout continues, the stubborn insistence on turning a blind eye to responsibility is sending an unfortunate message. Perhaps it’s time for Biden and his team to climb out of the political bunker and start acting like adults who are willing to own up to their catastrophic choices.
