The Biden administration is once again blaming his predecessor for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. A summary report on the Afghanistan withdrawal was released Thursday, and blamed former President Trump for what took place.
The report claims that Biden’s “choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created” by Trump.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, criticized the review for trying to “rewrite history.”
“President Biden cannot rewrite history to avoid accountability for his own actions.” Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL https://t.co/pEeQUiDZAc pic.twitter.com/VpI5xg4h3U
— Armed Services GOP (@HASCRepublicans) April 6, 2023
“The public summary on the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal released by the Biden White House today is a spineless piece of fiction,” Rogers said in a press release. “It predictably blames the Trump administration and disgracefully blames senior military advisors and the Intelligence Community for President Biden’s decisions. President Biden conducted this withdrawal, and President Biden needs to accept responsibility for the tragedy that occurred.”
The congressman reiterated that Biden is directly responsible for lives lost in Afghanistan since he’s been in office.
“We know for a fact President Biden’s top military advisors warned him against leaving Afghanistan – he ignored their advice,” he said. “It’s shocking and disgusting that the President is trying to pin the blame for his horrendous failures on our brave men and women in uniform.
“President Biden cannot rewrite history to avoid accountability for his own actions.”
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) agreed with Rogers and said Biden “created the chaos.”
“Our men and women in uniform on the ground during the withdrawal followed orders and saved lives,” Strong posted on Twitter. “But anyone who wouldn’t call the situation they were handed ‘chaotic’ is kidding themselves. The Biden admin’s decisions created the chaos.”
Our men and women in uniform on the ground during the withdrawal followed orders and saved lives. But anyone who wouldn’t call the situation they were handed ‘chaotic’ is kidding themselves. The Biden admin’s decisions created the chaos. https://t.co/BPVtDwOIYG
— Dale W. Strong (@RepDaleStrong) April 6, 2023
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
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