Valin Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Washington Free Beacon Adam Kredo and Alana Goodman August 31, 2021 President Joe Biden waived a mandate in June that would have forced the Pentagon to provide a detailed report to Congress about the risks of leaving Afghanistan. Under the federal statute, the administration was barred from reducing troops in Afghanistan below 2,000 without first briefing Congress about the expected impact on U.S. counterterrorism operations and the risk to American personnel. Biden waived the mandate in June, arguing that providing this information to Congress could undermine "the national security interests of the United States." The Biden administration spent months assuring Congress that the U.S.-trained Afghan forces would be able to forestall a Taliban takeover when American troops left the country on a pre-determined deadline. That assessment was proven wrong days after the withdrawal, when the Taliban overran the Afghan National Army and seized control of Kabul, forcing a chaotic evacuation of U.S. personnel and allies. National security experts and Republican lawmakers told the Washington Free Beacon that the waiver blocked Congress and the public from reviewing the administration's internal national security assessments prior to the withdrawal—details that could have been used to prevent or minimize the catastrophe currently unfolding in the war-torn country. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 Meanwhile Mother of slain Marine suspended from Instagram after posts critical of Biden You Will follow The Narrative or be Unpersoned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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