Sasse calls Afghanistan withdrawal ‘nationwide shame,’ blames Biden’s ‘cowardice and incompetence’

Sen. Ben Sasse took intention at President Biden’s dealing with of the ultimate days in Afghanistan, calling the U.S. withdrawal from the nation a “nationwide shame.”

“This nationwide shame is the direct results of President Biden’s cowardice and incompetence,” the Nebraska Republican stated in an announcement Monday.

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“The President made the choice to belief the Taliban. The President made the choice to set an arbitrary August 31st deadline. The President made the choice to desert Bagram Air Base. The President made the choice to not develop the perimeter round Karzai Worldwide Airport. The President made the choice to undermine our NATO allies. The President made the choice to interrupt our phrase to our Afghan companions. The President made the choice to inform one lie after one other because the disaster unfolded,” the assertion continued. “The President made the morally indefensible choice to go away Individuals behind. Dishonor was the President’s selection. Might historical past always remember this cowardice.”

Sasse’s feedback come because the final U.S. forces on the bottom in Afghanistan departed the nation Monday, retaining to the Aug. 31 deadline agreed upon between the Biden administration and the Taliban.

However the departure with U.S. forces didn’t come with out lasting controversy, together with the admission by the White Home and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie that some Individuals have been left behind within the nation.

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White Home Press Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that there have been a “small quantity” of Individuals left within the nation, with one senior State Division official placing the quantity at “under 250.”

“There’s quite a lot of heartbreak related to this departure,” McKenzie stated. “We didn’t get everyone out that we needed to get out.”

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