Romney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump
Sen. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyRomney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump administrations Sunday shows preview: Bombing in Kabul delivers blow to evacuation effort; US orders strikes on ISIS-K Mitt Romney was right: Too many Americans are dependent on government MORE (R-Utah) said Sunday that both the Biden and Trump administrations are at fault for the crisis in Afghanistan.
During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Romney also told host Jake Tapper
Jacob (Jake) Paul TapperFormer Afghanistan ambassador to US: Afghan women ‘are in a state of panic’ Romney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump administrations Sunday shows – Impending Afghanistan withdrawal deadline dominates MORE that “leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who’ve worked with us would put upon us and will put upon us a moral stain.”
“And this is the result of very ineffective decisions, terrible decisions made by the prior administration and by the current administration. This did not have to happen. It was — it was preventable,” Romney said.
“And let me note, that’s very different than the military. Our military came in at the very last moment and has performed admirably, as far as I can tell, to move people out as quickly as possible.”
“This is the result of very ineffective decisions by the prior administration and the current administration,” Republican Sen. Mitt Romney says about Afghanistan. https://t.co/6xshdpUYTG #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/VqTy5gjdA2
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Romney cited former President Trump
Donald TrumpHouse panel tees up Trump executive privilege fight in Jan. 6 probe Romney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump administrations Biden allies say media missing the mark on Afghanistan MORE’s agreement with the Taliban, freeing 5,000 (Islamic State) ISIS-K and Taliban fighters from an Afghan prison and President Biden
Joe BidenUS evacuates all Afghan embassy staff: report Biden visits FEMA headquarters as Ida slams New Orleans Romney: Afghanistan crisis the fault of both Biden, Trump administrations MORE closing Bagram Air Base as contributing to the current crisis.
“So, right now, you have to ask, OK, what’s the action we can take at this very last minute which is most likely to get most Americans and most of our friends out of Afghanistan? That’s a decision that the commanders on the ground are going to have to make,” Romney said. “But the reality is, the fact that we’re in this position is the result of bad decisions made by two administrations.”
Romney’s remarks come amid the aftermath of 13 U.S. service members and more than 160 Afghans dying in a suicide bombing last week near the Kabul airport, where masses are gathering in the hopes of being evacuated from the now-Taliban controlled country.
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