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On the eve of Thanksgiving, Washington, D.C. was rocked by what officials are calling an ambush-style attack just steps from the White House, leaving two West Virginia National Guard soldiers critically wounded and the alleged shooter in custody. This was not some random mugging; it was a brazen assault on uniformed Americans assigned to protect our capital, and the identity of the suspect raises urgent questions about how he entered and remained in the country.
Law enforcement reports say the suspect, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, exchanged gunfire with guardsmen and was wounded before being taken into custody, while the injured soldiers fight for their lives in hospital. The scene near Farragut West Metro station should terrify every parent and patriot who expects the federal government to secure the capital and protect those who wear our nation’s uniform.
Even more alarming: officials say Lakanwal is an Afghan national who arrived in the United States in 2021 under the Operation Allies Welcome parole program and reportedly served alongside U.S.-backed partner forces in Kandahar. If true, the man accused of ambushing American troops was processed into the country under policies rolled out during the last administration, a fact that demands a full accounting from every official who greenlit that program.
The FBI’s joint terrorism task force and multiple federal agencies have launched an intense, multi-agency probe into motive and any possible ties to extremist activity, and federal immigration processing for Afghan nationals has been paused pending review. Americans need transparency: who vouched for this man, who vetted him, and why were red flags missed while our soldiers were placed in harm’s way?
This is the predictable consequence of reckless, rushed resettlement policies that prioritized optics over vetting. Hardworking Americans entrusted our leaders with national security, and instead we got mass paroles with insufficient scrutiny — a gamble that just put uniformed servicemembers in the hospital and every family in D.C. on edge. It’s time for real accountability, not platitudes.
President Trump called the attack an act of terror and moved quickly to beef up security around the capital, directing additional forces to the city while demanding answers. The immediate strengthening of defenses is right and necessary, but it cannot be the end of this story; we must shut down the loopholes that allow potentially dangerous individuals into our communities and our government workplaces.
Patriots do not flinch when our own are targeted; we demand justice for the victims, full transparency from every agency involved, and permanent reforms to protect Americans first. The political class can spin and excuse until the cows come home, but families in West Virginia and every citizen who loves this country deserve leaders who put safety, not virtue signaling, at the top of the list.
