{"id":709620,"date":"2021-09-02T10:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=709620"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:51:22","slug":"mccarthy-obrien-speak-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-encourage-outreach-to-war-on-terror-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-obrien-speak-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-encourage-outreach-to-war-on-terror-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy, O\u2019Brien speak on Afghanistan withdrawal, encourage outreach to War on Terror veterans"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmccarthy-obrien-speak-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-encourage-outreach-to-war-on-terror-veterans%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=709620&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_2507875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2507875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. McCarthy and other Republican members of Congress criticized President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the close of the war in Afghanistan. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:36 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, September 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal while encouraging veterans who served the U.S. in the war torn nation.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking from the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, the Republican lawmaker blasted the Democrats behind the Afghanistan pullout while noting Joe Biden had already given into the Taliban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people still hate us, they hate our way of life, but now that we\u2019ve departed we\u2019re in a weaker position,\u201d he stated. \u201cBut militarily, they\u2019re stronger because we just gave them weaponry and this administration won\u2019t even give them accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy placed the entirety of the blame on the Biden administration while asserting his politically motivated decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan directly lead to the nation\u2019s collapse. The minority leader pointed out the administration\u2019s failure\u2019s, including its inability to give the true number of Americans still trapped there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A question for every Democrat in Congress: Do you stand behind President Biden\u2019s decision to leave Americans behind in Afghanistan? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XhxCGTo41O\">pic.twitter.com\/XhxCGTo41O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1433044976649261060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former National Security Adviser Robert O\u2019Brien also spoke on the impact Afghanistan has had on U.S. foreign policy while noting the evacuation of Kabul created a serious international credibility issue. McCarthy added, Biden chose the Taliban over our NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>The minority leader later spoke to veterans of the War on Terror and encouraged Americans to thank the servicemen and women for the work they had done in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need them to know they did a job well done, they were successful,\u201d McCarthy stated. \u201cWe were not attacked for 20-years because of what they\u2019d accomplished. They did exactly what people have asked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Biden\u2019s isolation and failure to respond to the media, the minority leader said he was concerned with how little staff was around the president. He then noted the difference between the current administration and the former.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know as a nation, you want to do things together,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019m going to have differences than the administration but when it comes to putting America in the best footing, we\u2019re going to work well together. But they haven\u2019t come to us at all. I\u2019ve reached out numerous times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy and O\u2019Brien both admitted they wouldn\u2019t always see eye-to-eye with the Biden administration, but added they would do their best to achieve the best outcome for the nation.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-considering-audit-of-2020-election\/\">Texas Considering Audit Of 2020 Election<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. 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