The US Secretary of Defense disclosed that the delayed and slow evacuation of American citizens and Afghan allies was the decision of the US State Department, and the State Department listened to the Biden administration. The picture shows September 29, 2021, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd. Lloyd Austin testified before the U.S. House of Representatives hearing about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. (Photo credit: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)
[Watch News from China on October 1, 2021](See Chinese reporter Li Ao compilation/comprehensive report) US Secretary of Defense Lloyd.Austin (Lloyd Austin) stated on Wednesday (September 29) that the United StatesState Council“Appeal” not to start faster and faster fromAfghanistan withdrawalU.S. citizens and special immigrant visa holders (SIV), which ultimately led to the chaotic evacuation of the U.S. after the Taliban took over Kabul, and hundreds of U.S. citizens and tens of thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. .And the big time frame for evacuation isBidenGovernment orders.
American Republicans have repeatedly pointed out that the chaotic withdrawal has had serious consequences, including the deadly ISIS-K terrorist attack, the abandonment of American citizens and Afghan allies, and the permission of Afghans who may be uncensored into the United States.
Many in the Democratic Party also questioned the Biden (Biden) administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The delayed and slow evacuation is a decision of the U.S. State Department
When the head of the U.S. Pentagon testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democratic Congressman James from Rhode Island. James Langevin put pressure on him and asked him why the United States did not start the withdrawal of American citizens and SIV holders as soon as possible.
Austin revealed a surprising piece of news. He said that the Pentagon originally wanted the Americans to leave early, but said that this (late evacuation) was not the decision of the Department of Defense.
“As for how to do this (evacuation) and when to do it, it was actually a call from the State Department. But we provided advice to the State Department…” Austin said.
“Their concerns are that, first, the Ghani (former Afghan president) government warned them that if they withdraw American citizens and SIV applicants too quickly, this will cause the (Afghanistan) government we are trying to collapse.”
Austin continued: “When you also consider that the SIV process is very slow at this point,… we provided our opinion, and we certainly want to see it proceed faster or earlier, but again, They have a bunch of things to consider.”
The choice of when to evacuate was decided by Biden, who once vowed that the United States would not lose
Langevin also suggested to Austin why the United States chose to withdraw in the summer of 2021, which is the peak of the Taliban’s fighting, instead of waiting until the winter of early 2022, when the Taliban may become weaker.
Austin replied that it was Biden’s decision.
“As for why we chose—why the president chose to leave in the summer instead of waiting until next year, obviously there are many things in his decision-making calculations,…we, we—the President made the decision that we will leave in the summer. .”
Biden was asked on July 8 whether there were any similarities between the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the Vietnam War.
“There is nothing (similar). Zero.” Biden said.
He added: “The Taliban are not the South—the North Vietnamese army. They are not—they are not comparable in terms of capabilities.”
He promised: “Under no circumstances will you see people being lifted from the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan (with casualties).” “(Afghanistan and Vietnam) are not comparable at all.”
However, on August 31, after the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan ended and all U.S. troops retreated, Biden changed his mind and believed that such chaos and damage were inevitable. As long as there is an evacuation, there will be damage, even with effective plans and Organizations will not have good results.
“Now, some people say that we should start a large-scale evacuation earlier,’Could it not be done-in a more orderly way?’ I respectfully disagree.” Biden said.
He put forward a pair of causality theory: “The bottom line is: Without the complexities, challenges and threats we face, there will be no withdrawal from the end of the war.”
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