Biden Left Americans Behind

BIDEN LEFT AMERICANS STRANDED

With the final U.S. flights having departed the Kabul airport, Biden left “hundreds” of Americans stranded in Afghanistan.
- CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie: “We did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out.”
Biden broke the promise he made less than two weeks ago, saying “if there are American citizens left, we’re going to stay until we get them all out.”
- Around 250 Americans that wanted to leave have now been abandoned, with no American citizens on the last few flights out of Afghanistan.
84 percent of Americans said all Americans should have been evacuated before troops were withdrawn.
For the Biden administration, meeting the clock was more important than prioritizing the safe evacuation of every American trapped under Taliban rule.

BIDEN SET ARTIFICIAL DEADLINES AND LET OUR ENEMIES CALL THE SHOTS

Months ago, Biden set September 11th as the planned American withdrawal from Afghanistan, with a “ceremony” planned around this date to mark the end of the mission despite the horrific symbolic victory it would give our enemies.
- In July, the deadline was moved up to August 31st, with Biden saying "in this context, speed is safety.”
After Afghanistan rapidly fell to the Taliban, Biden caved to the Taliban’s demand that all American forces be out by August 31st, admitting that continued evacuation of Americans depended upon the Taliban “cooperating.”
- Biden said he was considering extending the withdrawal deadline to ensure all Americans were evacuated.
- But Biden gave in after the Taliban immediately threatened “consequences” if the United States did so, saying August 31st was a “red line.”

BIDEN’S ARTIFICIAL DEADLINE LEAVES OUR ALLIES BEHIND

Biden betrayed our Afghan allies, breaking the U.S. promise to relocate them “before we complete our military drawdown.”
Thousands of Afghans who put their lives on the line to assist the U.S. have been left behind.
- The Biden administration reportedly gave the Taliban what is essentially a kill list with names of U.S. citizens and our allies; Biden did not deny this, saying “there may have been” such a list.
- The Taliban has said they are “not allowing the evacuation” of any more Afghans while the Biden administration says it cannot guarantee the evacuations of Afghan allies after August 31st.
Afghans that helped America and our military are already being executed in the streets and forced to become “wives” for Taliban fighters.

BIDEN PUT AMERICA IN DANGER

Due to Biden’s botched withdrawal, the Taliban is now heavily armed with U.S.-supplied military equipment, and his administration has no “policy solutions” to recoup or destroy these weapons.
- The Taliban seized billions in military equipment, including Humvees, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, drones, anti-aircraft guns, rifles, helicopters, and fixed wing aircraft.
- U.S. officials have warned these weapons may fall into the hands of ISIS, China, or Russia, while other weapons not seized by the Taliban are already in route to Iran.
U.S. officials are now warning of possible threats to America following Biden’s botched withdrawal and the attack on American troops in Kabul.
- When the Taliban overran the Bagram Airfield prison that housed 5,000 inmates, they released senior Al Qaeda and Taliban members.
Biden’s Press Secretary repeatedly dodged on if Americans are less safe after Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.