After the Biden administration ordered the deployment of thousands of soldiers to assist the evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, Senator Tom Cotton called on the president on Saturday to use airpower to destroy all Taliban fighter jets near Kabul until the drawdown is completed to ensure the safe return of all Americans.
As the Taliban forces continue to occupy cities and provinces across the country and get closer to the Afghan capital, they are currently working to evacuate all personnel except the core personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Cotton urged Biden to deploy airpower to ensure the safety of Americans, and criticized the president’s handling of the withdrawal on Saturday.
“At least, President Biden must use American airpower to destroy every Taliban fighter jet near Kabul until we can save our fellow Americans. Nothing will be further confirmed. Joe BidenInability to do anything about the world,” the Arkansas Republican said in a statement.
“The fiasco in Afghanistan is not only predictable, but also predictable. Joe Biden’s poorly planned retreat has now humiliated the United States and put the thousands of Americans in Kabul at risk,” Cotton Added.
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Biden will increase the number of troops sent back to assist in the “orderly and safe drawdown” to 5,000 on Saturday as he defended his decision to withdraw all troops from the country. He also ordered military personnel and intelligence officials to reserve sufficient resources to deal with the “future terrorist threat from Afghanistan.”
“In another year, or five years, American armies He said in a White House statement that if the Afghan army cannot or will not keep its country, its presence will not have any impact. “The endless presence of the United States in another country’s civil war is unacceptable to me.”
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi In a statement issued on Saturday, he praised Biden for his “clear purpose” and “his action wisdom.” She added: “Together with the President, we acknowledge the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and their families.”
Biden announced this year that he will complete the withdrawal before September 11, 2021. As the United States approaches a full withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban have gained control of Afghanistan. Except for the two major cities In the country-Kabul and Jalalabad. The Afghan government lost Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province, its last major city in northern Afghanistan on Saturday.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday that Defense Department officials were “concerned” about the speed of the Taliban’s takeover.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Criticizing Biden’s handling of the withdrawal, calling on the government to ensure “close air support” to counter the fast-moving Taliban forces.
“The White House has no obvious plans other than pleading with the Taliban,” he said on Friday night. “This failed withdrawal is reminiscent of his failure to withdraw troops from Iraq. It is an embarrassment for our country.”
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