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Ex-military leaders to testify at Afghanistan withdrawal hearing
News Nation ^ | 3/19/24 | Elina Shiraz

Posted on 03/19/2024 9:22:21 AM PDT by hardspunned

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still searching for answers about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, and they hope to receive some Tuesday.

Two of the nation’s top military officials from that time — former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman retired Gen. Mark Milley and former U.S. Central Command and Department of Defense Commander retired Gen. Kenneth McKenzie — will testify Tuesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Last year, Milley called the withdrawal a “strategic failure.”

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, plans to call out the Biden administration for how it handled the withdrawal.

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1 posted on 03/19/2024 9:22:21 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

Joe Biden said the withdrawal was a sucess!


2 posted on 03/19/2024 9:49:39 AM PDT by parmamenian (and so it goes!)
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To: hardspunned

“Last year, Milley called the withdrawal a “strategic failure”.

And yet he’s still on the job.

L


3 posted on 03/19/2024 9:50:44 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

Milley’s been retired for some time now.


4 posted on 03/19/2024 9:52:10 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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To: hinckley buzzard

He should have been court Martialed for that debacle.

L


5 posted on 03/19/2024 9:52:55 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: hardspunned

But NOT Milley Vanilli— no- he’s going to get the UK’s highest honor for turncoats- the Order of Benedict Arnold.

This POS furtive looking (and yes, queer looking and acting)
army rotc ladder climber won’t answer for the crap his did gladly for joebama, and also TO Donald Trump. What a waste of woke spewing flatus.


6 posted on 03/19/2024 10:01:46 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: hinckley buzzard
Milley was retired several years before his separation date.

In the first platoon I was assigned, 3 of my 4 squad leaders were ROAD: Retired On Active Duty. The other two that I led, over an 18 month period, we’re awesome. The most enjoyable one was a Towed Vulcan platoon with three E4 squad leaders.

7 posted on 03/19/2024 10:27:04 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Night Hides Not
That’s “were”, not we’re.

The other platoon was a Chaparral Missile platoon. The Platoon Sergeant was incredible, hastened my development, I’m forever grateful for his tutelage.

8 posted on 03/19/2024 10:32:06 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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