{"id":702834,"date":"2021-08-31T10:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=702834"},"modified":"2021-08-31T10:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:36:42","slug":"rep-mccarthy-leads-gop-roundtable-on-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-leads-gop-roundtable-on-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. McCarthy leads GOP roundtable on Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Frep-mccarthy-leads-gop-roundtable-on-afghanistan%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=702834&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--><div id=\"attachment_2505323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2505323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Republicans, from left, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, gather for a roundtable discussion to criticize President Joe Biden on the Afghanistan evacuation, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:33 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, August 31, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>GOP members in the House are holding Joe Biden\u2019s feet to the fire regarding his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. On Monday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) led a roundtable discussion with a group of Republican lawmakers, many of whom served in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy urged the Biden administration leave troops in the country until every American is evacuated. He lamented Biden did not take proper steps to leave Afghanistan, which he claimed put the lives of U.S. troops and many innocent people in harms way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs many of you know, it\u2019s been a tragic two weeks,\u201d he stated. \u201cA culmination of watching 13 of our service men and women give their life. Eighteen who were seriously wounded, dozens of innocent civilians dead. Yesterday, we saw the solemn scene of their bodies being returned.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden botched the withdrawal from Afghanistan, putting American lives in harm&#8217;s way and leaving many Americans stranded in a hostile nation.<\/p>\n<p>Congress has the responsibility of oversight over the Executive Branch\u2014Speaker Pelosi must bring us back so we can do our job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1432704624339869709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R) took aim at Biden\u2019s foreign policy team while suggesting they seemingly have a cozy relationship with so-called \u201cgood terrorists.\u201d He added, many officials served with former President Barack Obama who was in office during the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi as well as the surge in ISIS attacks at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Waltz warned, Biden\u2019s appeasement approach to Afghanistan will lead to more and more concessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we have just handed the Taliban and these terrorist groups is a mountain of leverage on a silver platter,\u201d he stated. \u201cEvery time they want money, every time they want recognition, every time they want economic assistance or access to billions in foreign reserves they can walk down the street and take another hostage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, former U.S. Navy SEAL and Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) said to be weary of the Biden administration\u2019s remarks alluring that the 20-year war is over. Instead, he claimed Biden did not end or lose America\u2019s longest war, but gave up a strategic position in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw warned the disastrous pullout will cripple America\u2019s ability to deter terrorist organizations from getting stronger and launch attacks at America as well as its allies. Additionally, he discouraged the public from downplaying the sacrifices servicemen and their families made over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the lawmakers stressed Biden cannot fail in getting Americans out safe and keeping a close eye on terrorist groups in Afghanistan. They warned if Biden does fail, more American lives will be lost.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Afghanistan Veteran Member Roundtable with Leader McCarthy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QcgOjqA9lZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/who-is-responsible-for-botching-the-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan\/\">Who Is Responsible For Botching The Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan?<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans, from left, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Rep. 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