Eastern Wisconsin’s representative in Congress had strong words yesterday as he opened a hearing on “Examining the Worldwide Threat of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Other Foreign Terrorist Organizations”.
6th District Congressman Glen Grothman of Glenbeulah, who is also the ranking member of the Subcommittee on National Security, blasted Committee Democrats for refusing to hold a hearing on President Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In his statement, Grothman did not mince his words, saying “The world watched as the Biden Administration botched the withdrawal leading to the deaths of 13 servicemembers in an explosion outside the Kabul airport. President Biden promised we wouldn’t see another Saigon. He was wrong.”
Grothman went on to give examples of why he believes life in Afghanistan is worse since our withdrawal.
He said, “The Taliban’s new government contains U.S.-recognized terrorists, the Taliban threw a military parade with U.S. equipment, the Taliban are brutally beating women and girls protesting for their rights, and the Taliban are actively hunting our allies for execution.”
Grothman went on to call on President Biden to share his plans to “ensure the safety of all Afghans, particularly our allies and women and girls, what our current over-the-horizon capabilities are, and how the Biden Administration plans to stop Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorism once again.”
