Joe Biden knows exactly where the fault lies when it comes to Afghanistan. He blames President Trump, the Afghan military, people who refuse to use the preferred pronoun, unvaccinated people, Trump supporters, and parents who object to the Critical Race Theory in schools. But, he did make it clear that he is not at fault. Yes, Trump did move to get our troops out of Afghanistan, but leaving wasn’t the problem. The problem was the six Ps. Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
The problem is so bad that Democrats in Congress want an investigation, but mark my words, they will blame President Trump. They can’t be seen standing with Biden, but neither can they afford to weaken him. If he resigns, Kamala Harris takes over and the elections of 2022 and 2024 will be routs for the Republicans. Harris is extremely unpopular as vice president and I predict she will be more unlikeable as president.
One Democrat from the House who wishes to be anonymous told the Hill:
“I am bewildered and frustrated and, privately talking to a lot of House Democrats, they feel the same thing.”
“The scenes are just brutal and there is no excuse for just how badly State or the Defense Department or both completely bungled the evacuations and getting folks ou, Someone was really asleep at the switch.”
“I do want to know who was responsible. Where was the ball dropped? Because that person needs to be held accountable. At least one person, or a group of people, screwed up so bad that it’s fireable.”
The Hill reported that a similar sentiment is shared by several in the Democratic caucus, with many desiring to see people within the administration held responsible.
“It is imperative that the administration provide the American people and Congress transparency about its Afghanistan strategy,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.
Meeks announced on Tuesday that his committee would soon be holding hearings on the Afghanistan debacle, during which Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will be called to testify.
Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee agreed. The committee, led by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), vowed this week to investigate the administration’s withdrawal for “policy execution and intelligence failures.”
