The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was completed just over two years ago, and the Biden White House wasn't eager to highlight that on social media for some reason.
2 years ago today:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 16, 2023
CHAOS at Kabul Airport because of Joe Biden's political decision and catastrophically executed withdrawal from Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/k3ehUNgC5u
It was a total disaster.
Fast forward two years, and earlier this month Rep. Darrell Issa held a forum in California featuring testimony from Gold Star families whose loved ones were killed during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
The testimony was heartbreaking and maddening, especially those talking about how the Biden White House called the withdrawal a great success while it was obviously anything but:
Christy Shamblin, whose daughter-in-law, Sgt. Nicole Gee, was killed during Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal:
— GOP (@GOP) August 7, 2023
“To call it a ‘success’ is an ultimate disrespect for the very people who deserve every ounce of respect that we can give them.” pic.twitter.com/SBk3KHrbLh
"You all need to resign immediately."
That would be nice but accountability is nowhere to be found within this current administration.
Gold Star families being given the opportunity to speak before Congress. Nearly all MSM won't air it.
— BarleyPop (@MikePilbean) August 7, 2023
Afghanistan withdrawal is the most incompetent & politically-driven debacle in US military history.
Powerful remarks on event they want you to forget. pic.twitter.com/pOOv5z0E1F
Thursday on CNN, John Kirby was asked about the disastrous day the Afghanistan withdrawal was completed, and he obviously decided to continue pitching the Biden admin's BS about it being a relative success:
On CNN Thursday, John Kirby claimed that there was nothing that could have been done to prevent the attack that killed more than a dozen U.S. servicemembers at the Kabul airport (and many others). This is a claim that many others dispute:Biden spokesman John Kirby responds to criticism of the botched Afghanistan withdrawal — including from the Gold Star mom of fallen Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 17, 2023
"There wasn't much that could've been done to prevent that attack from coming, as tragic as it was." pic.twitter.com/vMfmuDuxvj
Ah, OK then...
Remember when questioning Gold Star families was a national media outrage for weeks on end. https://t.co/sG9IMrqxJr
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 18, 2023
They can't fully pin that one on Trump so it's time to just try and move on, so it seems.
Is Biden willing to meet with these Gold Star families?
"Do you think Pres. Biden is willing to meet with any of these Gold Star families or talk publicly more about what happened at Abbey Gate?"
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 17, 2023
JOHN KIRBY: "He certainly has talked about Afghanistan and the decision to withdrawal and the evacuation and how it was conducted." pic.twitter.com/iWbwxJ4LpH
So that's a "no."
Gross. What a liar.
— K. L. March (@two_bysea) August 17, 2023
Admiral Kirby used to be the only one in that administration I could respect until he started to shill for them re: Afghanistan.
Just gross.
Kirby seems to have sold his soul to cover for this incompetent administration.
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