Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined a resolution led by Congressman Michael Waltz (R-FL), an Afghan War veteran, to condemn President Biden’s failures in Afghanistan and calls on the President to commit to maintain the evacuation as long as necessary to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan partners that would like to leave the country. President Biden has held firm in his commitment to the arbitrary timeline of full withdrawal by August 31, even as American citizens are still stranded in Afghanistan. Text of the resolution is available here.
“President Biden has much to answer for, and he must address why he ignored intelligence and military leaders in a rush to pull our troops out of Afghanistan,” said Latta. “This debacle was entirely predictable. Our focus must now be on getting Americans out of country. It’s simply not possible to do this by August 31, and President Biden will be leaving American citizens and our Afghan partners to the whims of the Taliban if he does not extend the withdrawal deadline. We know that being left behind is a death sentence for many.
“Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are calling for an extension of the August 31 deadline – along with our international allies. It’s the only appropriate course of action. We are the United States – we do not leave our fellow Americans behind.”
Last week, Congressman Latta also shared the following video on his social media channels in response to President Biden’s lack of leadership in Afghanistan since Kabul was overrun by the Taliban.
Original source can be found here.
