Posted on 09/06/2021 5:22:56 AM PDT by 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.
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What are you chumps going to do about your elections? Sit at the computer and piss and moan or are you going to man up and do something about it? I look for signs of resistance to the steal but seen none.
“What are you chumps going to do about your elections?”
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What, are you an Somalian?
What are you a democrat looser? I see why you guys elected Warnock and Osseff now. It has nothing to do with the the steal.
“What are you a democrat looser? I see why you guys elected Warnock and Osseff now. It has nothing to do with the the steal.”
“I look for signs of resistance to the steal but seen none.”
“Look at what happened to your once great Peach Tree State last year...”
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You really should go back and finish elementary school.
“On April 22, 2021, the Senate voted to invoke cloture (limit debate) on the nomination by a vote of 51–50, with all Republicans in the Senate agains the motion, requiring Vice President Kamala Harris having to break the tie on the motion.”
The vote you are referring to, in which Harris participated, was a procedural vote limiting debate, not the confirmation vote. The confirmation vote was 49-45. Harris did not participate in the confirmation vote since several Republicans chose not to be present for the final vote.
freepers are on a roll. Facts are irrelevant at this point.
Whatever his shortcomings, Senator McConnell would be doing a much better job holding up judicial appointments. GOP voters in Montana, Georgia and NH among others have a lot to answer for.
Too many GOP voters are gullible and easily misled by lying RINOs. Its a shame.
Granted that Democrat alternatives are worse but the lack of accountability in the GOP really hurts the party and the country. There are way too many RINOs in the party. That’s on the votes.
If the GOP senator has been in office more then two terms they are likely a lying RINO.
Note that the topic of term limits is completely off limits in DC. Both parties hate the notion.
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