Biden ignored State Dept. warnings in lead up to Afghan debacle

 American Action News:

The public would finally get to see a controversial State Department document warning of the deadly events that would unfold during President Joe Biden’s disastrous 2021 withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan – which left many Americans and allies abandoned and ended in a mass bombing that killed U.S. servicemembers.

Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation requiring the State Department to release a “public, unclassified version of the July 13, 2021, internal dissent channel cable that reportedly warned of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s ability to capture Kabul.”

“As the Biden administration continues to pass the buck and stonewall accountability measures for its disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, this legislation would finally provide the American people and Congress with answers about the dire warnings that the administration ignored,” said Thune. “The administration’s after-action reports confirmed the tragic error of withdrawing troops based on a date advertised to the Taliban instead of the security conditions on the ground. They also lacked any assessment of the failed decision-making that led to the chaos in Kabul, eroded the security situation in Afghanistan, and undercut U.S. credibility globally.”

“More than a year and a half after the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the State Department continues to refuse to provide Congress with a copy of the July 13, 2021, dissent cable warning of the rapidly deteriorating situation. Not only have repeated requests for this document been ignored, but the administration has buried lessons learned in a classified after-action report that may prevent a similar catastrophe from happening again,” said Risch. “The American people deserve transparency. I will continue working with Senator Thune and our colleagues to obtain a copy of the dissent cable and to hold this administration accountable.”
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Biden's decision was not based on a rational departure operation. Instead, it was a half-assed bug-out order that was totally uncalled for by the situation on the ground in Afghanistan.

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