We never should have allowed Dems to get away with the blatant election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Trump would have handled Afghanistan far better. He was all about trying to keep Americans safe and putting Americans first. Biden on the other hand seems to ruin everything he touches. So now after the Kabul bombing last week, House GOP Reps. Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) have come forward with articles of impeachment against Secretary Blinken.
“Secretary Blinken has failed to faithfully uphold his oath and has instead presided over a reckless abandonment of our Nation’s interests, security, and values in his role in the withdrawal of American forces and diplomatic assets from Afghanistan.
On April 14, 2021, President Biden announced that all United States troops will begin withdrawing from Afghanistan starting May 1, 2021, and that the removal of troops would be completed by September 11, 2021.
On April 24, 2021, Pentagon officials, national security advisers, and Secretary Blinken, in a meeting with President Biden at the White House, indicated their belief that they could withdraw the remaining 3,500 American troops from Afghanistan by July 4, 2021.
During this same meeting, it was reported that the State Department articulated its ability and intention to keep the American Embassy in Kabul open and operational with more than 1,400 Americans remaining in country.
On April 27, 2021, in apparent acknowledgment of the dangers posed by a resurgent Taliban, the American Embassy in Kabul ordered nearly 3,000 members of its staff to depart.
On May 11, 2021, the Taliban—in furtherance of its speedy and sweeping campaign to recapture control of much of Afghanistan—captured the Nerkh district immediately adjacent to Kabul.
On May 15, 2021, Embassy officials sent an urgent warning to remaining Americans in the country that the “U.S. Embassy strongly suggests that U.S. citizens make plans to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible.”.
On July 2, 2021, the American military vacated Bagram Air Base—the central United States military post in the country, including the prison on-site housing over 5,000 Taliban and suspected terrorist prisoners. The hasty evacuation left these prisoners as well as significant stockpiles of American weapons and equipment unguarded resulting in the eventual liberation of prisoners and seizure of weapons and equipment by Taliban forces. On July 8, 2021, President Biden stated “there’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan. It is not at all comparable.”.
On August 12, 2021, State Department spokesman, Ned Price, serving under the authority of Secretary Blinken stated “The embassy remains open, and we plan to continue our diplomatic work in Afghanistan.”. Ross Wilson, the acting United States ambassador to Afghanistan who was on the call, said the staff still needed 72 hours to leave.
On August 15, 2021, the American Flag at the United States Embassy in Kabul was taken down.
On August 15, 2021, Kabul and the Green Zone—the heart of the American diplomatic presence in Afghanistan—was recaptured by the Taliban and remains under its control.
On August 25, 2021, American citizens were still attempting to navigate through Taliban blockades, and widespread chaos on the streets of Kabul to Hamid Karzai International Airport in order to leave Afghanistan.
On August 26, 2021, Secretary Blinken’s failure to execute his duties to safely and efficiently evacuate of all United States government personnel, dependents, and private United States citizens when their lives are in danger directly gave rise to a dangerous scenario at the Kabul airport enabling terrorists to execute a deadly attack that killed eleven marines and a Navy medic and further undermined his abilities to execute his duties under 22 U.S.C. 4802(b).
Secretary Blinken’s actions, including ignoring critical intelligence received from the embassy in Kabul and United States intelligence agencies, have left American property, military equipment, and weapons in the hands of enemies of the United States, left American citizens stranded in life-threatening situations in dereliction of his duties as Secretary of State (22 U.S.C. 2715; 22 U.S.C. 4802). These actions have eroded American interests and security as well as our credibility and relationships amongst our closest allies. In failing to uphold his responsibilities of his office, Secretary Blinken has failed to ensure the protection of the United States Government to American citizens, property, and interests in foreign countries.
Wherefore, Antony John Blinken, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office.”
This impeachment attempt is likely not going to go anywhere considering the House still has a Dem majority and they’d let Biden get away with murder.
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