Posted on 09/29/2021 6:46:56 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) took Pentagon leaders to task over the botched Afghanistan withdrawal during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday.
He blasted Gen. Milley for speaking to journalist Bob Woodward for his book Peril: “You spent more time with Bob Woodward on this book than you spent analyzing the very likely prospect that the Afghan government was going to fall immediately to the Taliban.”
He also blasted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, noting that he oversaw the Pentagon program in 2015 meant to train a force of Syrian rebels that produced only four or five fighters.
“It just seems that you’re chronically bad at this,” Gaetz told Austin.
He noted that Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller sits in a military jail for questioning military leadership for the botched withdrawal:
When people in the military like Lt. Col. Stu Scheller stand up and demand accountability, when they all say that you screwed up, when they point out Gen. Milley’s statement that the government of Afghanistan is not going to get defeated by the Taliban, well he ends up in the brig.
And you all end up in front of us, your former employer Raytheon with a lot of money, and we have poured cash and blood and credibility into a Ghani government that was a mirage. It fell immediately. And while the guy sitting next to you was off talking to Phil Rucker, and was off doing his thing with Bob Woodward, we were all buying into the big lie. .
“You’ve let down people who wear the uniform in my district and all around the country and you are far more interested in what your perception is and how people think about you in insider Washington books than you care about winning, which this group is incapable of doing.”
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What a great line. Describes this whole administration.
People are finally coming around to Trump's point of view. These guys are losers.
Miley is an arrogant pos who should be tried for treason. His smirking face and stupid answers tell us everything
I watched Johnson questioning Austin and Austin said the transported a hundred thousand people in a stunning logistical success I wish someone would have asked him how many of those people were American citizens and SIVs.
He should have asked him how much time he spent securing kis kickbacks and payoffs for all the Weapons and Machinery He ordered to be Left Behind??
Afghanistan was a “stunning success”
for those who want the US destroyed.
I can’t even believe those words came out of his mouth
“From what I know about Rep. Gaetz...”
What do you know about Rep. Gaetz?
SNAFU
Love that he mentioned Raytheon. Milley and Austin are swamp dwellers!
Failing up also is referring to their career of failing and continue to be promoted up
Gaetz just voted for red flag gun laws, along with his pal Crenshaw.
As long as they play the Deep State’s game.
They are Trump saboteurs. They will get millions in book deals, lobbying firms, and “ consultant” gigs for CNN.
Gaetz is tougher after scraping the faux perv scandal off his shoe.
I have never been much of a fan of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). However, I may have to look a little deeper at him next year.
“You Seem to Be Very Happy Failing Up”
What a great career & life obituary for at least three of the Peacock Generals.
Like shooting fish in a barrel with idiot libtards in charge.
This is probably the most flack they’ll face from anyone.
That was the worst beatdown I have ever seen.
That was a Matt Gaetz special. I want it as a ring tone. I wouldn’t answer the phone.
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