Republicans Blame Pentagon Planner Colin Kahl for Bungled Afghanistan Strategy

freebeacon ^ | September 2, 2021 | Adam Kredo and Alana Goodman

[MarvinStinson]

Sen. Hagerty: 'We have someone not even qualified for a security clearance at the center of Biden's incompetently planned withdrawal''

Pentagon strategy chief Colin Kahl is in the hot seat over his role in the Biden administration's bungled Afghanistan withdrawal, four months after Senate Republicans unanimously opposed his nomination and warned that his appointment would be disastrous for national defense policy.

Kahl, the civilian head of policy planning at the Department of Defense and third highest ranking department official, has been a key player in planning for the Afghanistan withdrawal and the day-to-day policy decisions on the ground. While several Biden administration officials have been publicly defending the president’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, Republican foreign policy leaders say Kahl is the behind-the-scenes player largely responsible for the botched evacuation of Afghanistan and decision to leave Americans stranded in the country. The GOP lawmakers, who also have criticized Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, now say their fears about Kahl's lack of fitness for the role are coming to pass.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R., Tenn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,said, "Kahl should never have been nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate" and should be held responsible for the Biden administration's failures in Afghanistan, including for the hundreds of Americans who have reportedly been left behind. "In Kahl, we have someone not even qualified for a security clearance at the center of President Biden's incompetently planned and disorderly withdrawal from Afghanistan."

Sen. Marco Rubio said, "The entire White House national security team is being bullied by a band of medieval terrorists. They are overseeing America's decline, and it is an absolute disgrace."

"Mr. Kahl's inability to accurately assess these events almost defies probability," said Cotton.

[MarvinStinson]

[Ann Archy]

STUPID. NO ONE KNOWS WHO THIS IS!! ITS BIDENS FAULT!

[Diogenesis]

the GOP should look in the mirror to see who
ruined America, and then commit ritual suicide
for their evil sedition and treason.

[Lurker]

“Kahl should never have been nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate”

Betcha a buck Graham voted for him.

L

[ransomnote]

Misdirection - it's China and other enemies calling the shots. Biden is just a potted plant they put in front of a teleprompter. He does what our enemies tell him to do.

I believe China Biden 'owes' China some US military bases , and that is why he gave them Baghram, all that military hardware, and it's why he's working to keep American hostages in Afghanistan. China owns Biden. Biden owes China.

Installing cities of Afghanis within US military bases in America may be the only way he can cede homeland military bases to China. He'll just 'accidentally' lose control of them and they'd have hardware and bases. Wondering where these bases are located - China is 'choosy'. There is NO reason to put the enemy within the gates.

US Building 8 Cities Inside Military Bases Across America For 50,000 Afghan Evacuees
WashingtonExaminer.com ^ | September 5, 2021 |   Mike Brest for the Washington Examiner.

 

 

[Ann Archy]

Don t be STUPID ....the DEMOCRATS are EVIL.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

four months after Senate Republicans unanimously opposed his nomination

[Graybeard58]

Biden’s scape goat. The buck stops at pedojoe.

[Sirius Lee]

Kahl, the civilian head of policy planning at the Department of Defense and third highest ranking department official

I guess he has no bosses that decide things, or he IS the boss rather.

The buck stops at some low level flunky's desk.

[HighSierra5]

This is a fig leaf for the Republicucks ineptitude.

[Justa]

And just WHY could he not get a security clearance?

Only spies, traitors and false-identity moles cannot get a clearance.

My guess is he’s all three.

So who’s he working for? Soros, China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, ValJ? Probably all of them.

[ronnie raygun]

And we blame them for helping the rats get rid of trump

[Bonemaker]

Morons appointing morons.

[LIConFem]

"STUPID. NO ONE KNOWS WHO THIS IS!! ITS BIDENS FAULT!"

Agree. The GOP seems to be trying to run interference for Xiden and his generals. Stupid strategy, but not surprising. If there's one thing that the GOP does well, it's stupid.

[hercuroc]

Low hanging fruit.

[EEGator]

He looks like a SpecOps guy…

Seriously though, BS fall guy.
Not going to work, everyone blames Biden and Miley.

[Regulator]

So the DC gangsters have agreed on a scapegoat?

[tennmountainman]

U know Linda voted for his confirmation.
He looks like Linda’s type of butt boy too.

[VTenigma]

Maxed my “gay soy boy” meter.