{"id":2331136,"date":"2024-08-26T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-has-resigned-in-3-years-since-afghanistan-withdrawal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:47:24","slug":"no-one-has-resigned-in-3-years-since-afghanistan-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-has-resigned-in-3-years-since-afghanistan-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"No One Has Resigned In 3 Years Since Afghanistan Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-one-has-resigned-in-3-years-since-afghanistan-withdrawal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2331136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200ccontent marks the third anniversary \u200bof the U.S.\u200b withdrawal from Afghanistan, which culminated\u2064 in a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport that resulted in the deaths of\u2062 13 American service members. This incident\u2064 is considered a significant failure\u200c of the Biden administration&#8217;s foreign policy, with no senior officials resigning or\u2062 being dismissed in its wake. Many members of \u200dthe administration&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">foreign policy team<\/a> have remained in their roles despite \u200bthis setback. <\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump commemorated the anniversary with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, criticizing the withdrawal as a \u200c&#8221;botched&#8221; operation and highlighting the\u200b military equipment left behind that the\u200c Taliban later\u200b showcased\u200b in a \u2063parade.\u200d Trump used the anniversary to attack Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris, who claimed to be the last\u2062 advisor in the room\u2064 before the withdrawal\u200b decision, suggesting\u200c her presence \u2062in that role was indicative of the administration&#8217;s failures.<\/p>\n<p>The chaotic withdrawal and its aftermath \u2064have had a \u200clasting impact on\u2063 veterans, prompting the Department of Veterans \u2064Affairs to provide resources for those struggling with the emotional toll of the events. Despite the widespread \u200dcriticism, a report indicates President Biden believes his administration did nothing wrong regarding the withdrawal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today is the third anniversary of the deadly American withdrawal from Afghanistan, when a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport killed 13 service members in the most humiliating foreign policy failure of the Biden administration. Not one senior official resigned or was fired. <\/p>\n<p>The same major members of the foreign policy team in the White House today, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a>, remain in their roles despite the debacle in Afghanistan &mdash; a debacle from which the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/329384\/presidential-approval-ratings-joe-biden.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approval rating<\/a> never recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4847537-trump-arlington-cemetery-afghanistan-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commemorated<\/a> the event with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where he was joined by family members of some of the soldiers killed at the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the third anniversary of the BOTCHED Afghanistan withdrawal, the most EMBARRASSING moment in the history of our Country,&rdquo; Trump wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1828048482768486910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online post<\/a> Monday morning. &ldquo;Gross Incompetence &mdash; 13 DEAD American soldiers, hundreds of people wounded and dead, AMERICANS and BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT LEFT BEIND.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia then invaded Ukraine, Israel was attacked, and the USA became, and is, a laughing stock all over the World,&rdquo; Trump added. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1828061412809404621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Taliban marked the anniversary this month with a military parade featuring millions (and perhaps billions) of dollars in U.S. gear, complete with helicopters and armored vehicles to display the triumph over what is supposed to be the world&rsquo;s most powerful nation.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Veterans &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>This is the Taliban holding a military parade using US &#127482;&#127480; military equipment left behind after the withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>When Biden\/Harris sacrificed 13 soldiers to embarrass the US on a global stage.  <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HXMjMUCLFm\">pic.twitter.com\/HXMjMUCLFm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Resist CBDC (@Resist_CBDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Resist_CBDC\/status\/1826820015657759115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump highlighted the parade at a campaign rally as an illustration of Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo; ineptitude in dealing with foreign affairs. Harris bragged on CNN three years ago about being the last person in the room to advise the commander-in-chief on the botched withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Were you the last person in the room?&rdquo; Dana Bash asked the vice president. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Harris said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you feel comfortable?&rdquo; Bash pressed. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do,&rdquo; Harris responded. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&#128680;Kamala Harris was behind the botched Afghanistan withdrawal that resulted in 13 dead American service members:<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;Joe Biden just made a really big decision&mdash;Afghanistan&mdash;were you the last person in the room?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kamala: &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;And you feel comfortable?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kamala: &ldquo;I do.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GyNdBaZDry\">pic.twitter.com\/GyNdBaZDry<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CortesSteve\/status\/1828026916948918635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Two days ago,&rdquo; Trump said in Pennsylvania earlier this month, &ldquo;I watched a parade of the Taliban in Afghanistan. &hellip; They were showing all of our equipment they took from America. &hellip; [Kamala Harris] bragged about being the last person in the room that night, the night that they decided&rdquo; to withdraw.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>PRESIDENT TRUMP: &#8220;Two days ago, I watched a parade of the Taliban in Afghanistan, they were showing all our equipment they took from America&ndash; $85 billion worth&hellip; Kamala bragged about being the last person in the room the night that decision was made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yw1tEhmmVG\">pic.twitter.com\/Yw1tEhmmVG<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Bruesewitz &#127482;&#127480; (@alexbruesewitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexbruesewitz\/status\/1824942468367872476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The chaos in Afghanistan was so traumatic for former military members that the Department of Veterans Affairs released an outline of resources for veterans coping with the scenes from overseas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Veterans who served in Afghanistan may be experiencing a range of challenging emotions related to the U.S withdrawal from the country and the events unfolding now,&rdquo; the department <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/93472\/coping-with-current-events-in-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> just days before the bombing that killed 13. &ldquo;Veterans who served during other conflicts may also be feeling strong emotions as they may be reminded of their own deployment experiences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>[The[The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranscrisisline.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veterans Crisis Line<\/a> is &ldquo;988&rdquo; then press &ldquo;1&rdquo;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a report in February, however, President Biden doesn&rsquo;t think anyone in his administration did anything wrong. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one offered to resign,&rdquo; Politico reporter Alexander Ward <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/3KrKB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote <\/a>in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Internationalists-Restore-American-Foreign-Policy\/dp\/0593539079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book<\/a>, &ldquo;in large part because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-confirms-he-is-alive-but-only-a-scratchy-voice-recording-has-been-released-no-pictures\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s campaign confirms he is alive, but only a scratchy voice recording has been released, no pictures\">president didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t believe anyone had made a mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a report from the Biden administration last year <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/04\/06\/biden-blames-trump-for-afghanistan-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blamed<\/a> Trump for the botched withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Transitions matter,&rdquo; national security spokesman John Kirby said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the first lesson learned here. And the incoming administration wasn&rsquo;t afforded much of one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that no one has been fired,&rdquo; Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, said on a press call with reporters Monday afternoon, &ldquo;suggests that we have a real crisis of leadership in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans on Capitol Hill, however, have stalled a comprehensive investigation into the administration&rsquo;s failures over Afghanistan. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has been so slow that a senior investigator on the panel resigned in protest of the probe&rsquo;s progress. Jerry Dunleavy, a former investigative reporter for the Washington Examiner and co-author of <em>Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden&rsquo;s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/13\/why-i-resigned-in-protest-from-the-house-committee-investigating-bidens-afghanistan-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> in his resignation letter earlier this month that &ldquo;investigative leads have been repeatedly stymied by our chief investigator and by senior staff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the third anniversary of the tragic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, during which a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport resulted in the deaths of 13 service members, representing a significant foreign policy failure for the Biden administration. Despite this incident, no senior officials faced resignations or dismissals. Key figures in the White House&#8217;s foreign policy team\u2014including the secretaries of defense and state, as well as the national security adviser\u2014continue to hold their positions despite this debacle, which has negatively impacted President Biden&#8217;s approval ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump observed this anniversary with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery alongside family members of some soldiers who died in the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul. In an online post on Monday morning, Trump described it as &#8220;the third anniversary of the BOTCHED Afghanistan withdrawal,&#8221; calling it &#8220;the most EMBARRASSING moment in our Country\u2019s history&#8221; and criticizing what he termed &#8220;Gross Incompetence,&#8221; highlighting that 13 American soldiers lost their lives and that military equipment worth billions was left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also noted how subsequent global events unfolded after this withdrawal: Russia invaded Ukraine and Israel was attacked, leading to perceptions that America had become a &#8220;laughing stock&#8221; worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban commemorated this month with a military parade showcasing millions (possibly billions) of dollars&#8217; worth of U.S. military equipment left behind after America&#8217;s exit from Afghanistan\u2014a display symbolizing their victory over what is considered one of the world&#8217;s most powerful nations.<\/p>\n<p>At a campaign rally, Trump pointed out this parade as evidence of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s incompetence regarding foreign affairs. He recalled her boasting on CNN three years ago about being present during critical discussions about the withdrawal decision.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these events and their aftermath, former military personnel have been deeply affected by what transpired in Afghanistan; thus, the Department of Veterans Affairs issued resources for veterans grappling with emotions related to both past deployments and recent developments following America&#8217;s exit from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges surrounding leadership accountability within his administration following such failures\u2014where no one has been dismissed\u2014President Biden reportedly believes there were no mistakes made by his team during this process. A previous report indicated that blame for missteps was directed toward Trump&#8217;s administration instead.<\/p>\n<p>Senator J.D. Vance expressed concern over leadership issues within current governance due to lackluster accountability measures taken against those involved in handling Afghan operations. Meanwhile, Republican efforts on Capitol Hill have stalled investigations into these failures; frustrations led one senior investigator on related committees to resign due to perceived obstructions hindering progress on inquiries into these matters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2331137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/51384888283_344a9ae698_k-e1724685562853.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[7228,6522,8050],"class_list":["post-2331136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-afghanistan","tag-resignation","tag-withdrawal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/51384888283_344a9ae698_k-e1724685562853.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}