{"id":6755,"date":"2021-08-16T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2021-08-17T07:50:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:50:35","slug":"issa-points-to-biden-administartion-for-disaster-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=6755","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Issa Calls Out Biden Administration For Disaster In Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\u201cPresident Biden needs to stop vacationing and accept accountability for what he\u2019s done\u201d

Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) called on Speaker Pelosi to reconvene the House of Representatives in Washington to receive emergency testimony from and conduct oversight of the Biden Administration in the unfolding aftermath of America\u2019s chaotic and disastrous pullout from Afghanistan.

Congressman Issa highlighted that \u201cOur departure from Afghanistan did not have to descend into this: A forced flight, the need for emergency military reinforcements and panicked calls for international aid. The extent of the Biden Administration\u2019s foreign policy na\u00efvet\u00e9 hasn\u2019t been seen in a White House since Jimmy Carter\u2019s administration.\u201d

Specifically, Congressman Issa directed Speaker Pelosi\u2019s attention to the fact that President Biden remains on vacation and largely absent over the course of the weekend.

\u201cWhen Americans and our allies are under attack, leaders shouldn\u2019t stay on vacation, where the White House apparently remains. I thus request you call on Congress to immediately return to Washington for emergency oversight briefings by senior level executive branch officials. Congress must have a full and complete accounting of the chaos unfolding and the failing response efforts now underway. We need a face-to-face dialogue and the full truth of this fiasco. Anything less is insufficient to conduct appropriate oversight and Congressional activity.\u201d

He also specifically referenced a briefing for Members of Congress held yesterday by Biden Administration officials that Congressman Issa described as \u201cwoefully insufficient.\u201d

\u201cThe telephonic \u2018briefing\u2019 to Congress on the deeply troubling failures was little more than a summary of publicly available talking points and media statements shared in previous forms. Current administration officials also continue to place all blame on their predecessors, an embarrassing refusal to take responsibility for events that this White House alone set in motion.\u201d

Just a month earlier Biden denied the Taliban posed an imminent threat to the security of Afghanistan. As troops left, a power vacuum ensued and the Taliban took over. At the heart of it all, is an arrogant administration that is still in denial, while millions of innocent people are left without a home, without a nation, and without a family.

The Congressman\u2019s correspondence can be found here.<\/span><\/a>

Darrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 50th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and northeastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, El Cajon, Temecula, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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