One of the most disastrous aspects of the last administration took place only months after Joe Biden moved into the White House.
Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal was rushed and disorganized, and it wound up leaving more than 1,000 American citizens abandoned behind enemy lines as well as costing 13 troops their lives.
The media and the administration whitewashed the entire incident, but now Kash Patel’s FBI is setting the record straight.
The vetting
Another major problem with the withdrawal was the lack of real-time vetting regarding who the U.S. was helping to leave the beleaguered country.
For instance, we recently learned that the dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan who were either on the terror watch list or would be placed on the list were among those permitted to come to the country.
The report stated, “As with any population entering the United States, it is the responsibility of the U.S. government to ensure those seeking entry do not pose a national security or public safety risk.”
It went on, “However, according to the FBI, during [Operation Allies Refuge] and [Operation Allies Welcome], the normal processes required to determine whether individuals posed a threat to national security and public safety were overtaken by the need to immediately evacuate and protect the lives of Afghans, increasing the potential that bad actors could try to exploit the expedited evacuation.”
This is in contrast to the approach taken by then-FBI Director Christopher Wray, who refused to cooperate with Congress regarding the issue of vetting.
According to the report, there were 55 individuals who were or would wind up on the terror watch list that were passed through to the United States during Operation Allies Refuge.
This is in contrast to the approach taken by then-FBI Director Christopher Wray, who refused to cooperate with Congress regarding the issue of vetting.
While the report did not lay complete blame at the feet of the FBI, it did not hold back on its claims that vetting procedures were tossed out the window in the name of expediency.
According to the report, there were 55 individuals who were or would wind up on the terror watch list that were passed through to the United States during Operation Allies Refuge.
Grassley added, “As if it wasn’t already obvious, the Biden-Harris administration endangered American lives by allowing suspected terrorists to enter the United States and roam free for years. My oversight of this matter will continue.”
I think it is great that we are finally getting to the bottom of all this, but I still want to know when people who were involved will be held accountable.
We are talking issues of national security and when it comes to our military leaders who were calling the shots, gross negligence on their part.
I want heads on platters, and until we see that, this is nothing more than talk.
