President Joe Biden and his administration are currently overseeing a crisis of massive proportions in Afghanistan after the president completely botched the withdrawal of military forces and left Americans and our allies stranded. The president has been largely missing-in-action on the situation, and a group of Senate Republicans is urging Biden to use "all means necessary" to bring Americans home.
"From the very beginning, when you announced the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Members of Congress – along with your top military advisors – advised you that a complete, unconditional U.S. withdrawal would be catastrophic. Now, we have seen what we predicted come to pass. The situation in Afghanistan has gone from bad to worse in a matter of weeks, and we are facing the worst-case scenario – a total Taliban takeover in Afghanistan," 16 Senate Republicans wrote in a letter to Biden. "It is our understanding the Taliban has established a barricade around the airport, making it extremely dangerous for many to try and make their way to the airport. It is unacceptable that there is currently no plan or process to safely and securely recover these individuals. We urge you to use whatever means necessary to provide safe and secure passageway through any Taliban barriers for all American citizens and all eligible Afghan partners to appropriate evacuation points and then move them via safe corridors to exit the country."
Getting Americans and eligible Afghan partners out of Afghanistan must be our top priority right now. 15 of my colleagues joined me in sending @POTUS a letter urging him to use all means necessary to rescue these families and individuals. pic.twitter.com/md9q26SxP0
— Sen. Jim Inhofe (@JimInhofe) August 19, 2021
Meanwhile, Biden will not answer questions on why he continues to place trust in the Taliban and instead blame the Afghan people.
A reporter asks President Biden why the U.S. didn't evacuate Americans and allies before the troop withdrawal as the Taliban would take over at some point.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 20, 2021
Biden blames the Afghan military. Walks away as a reporter shouts, "Why do you continue to trust the Taliban?" pic.twitter.com/ldgHP30akq