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A gaggle of retired generals is shifting to defend Vice President Kamala Harris from criticism over the Biden-Harris administration’s dealing with of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan this week.
The group of 10 former generals and admirals contains Admiral Steve Abbot, a former advisor to George W. Bush; Gen. Lloyd W. Newton, and Gen. Larry R. Ellis, who had by no means endorsed a politician till this week.
“Vice President Kamala Harris is the very best—and solely—presidential candidate on this race who’s match to function our commander-in-chief,” the group wrote in a National Security Leaders for America letter, first obtained by Axios.
“She has demonstrated her skill to tackle essentially the most troublesome nationwide safety challenges within the Situation Room and on the worldwide stage, from rallying our allies in opposition to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine to standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies within the Indo-Pacific in opposition to China’s provocative actions, to advancing U.S. management on area and synthetic intelligence,” the letter continued.
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The group went on to assault former President Trump for allegedly establishing President Biden and Harris to fail in Afghanistan. They say the Trump administration negotiated a deal “with out involving the Afghan authorities” and launched 5,000 Taliban fighters again onto the battlefield.
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“He left President Biden and Vice President Harris with no plans to execute a withdrawal, and with little time to take action. This chaotic method severely hindered the Biden-Harris Administration’s skill to execute essentially the most orderly withdrawal potential and put our service members and our allies in danger. Nevertheless, President Biden with the assist of Vice President Harris ended America’s longest battle, oversaw the most important airlift in U.S. historical past, and introduced our troops dwelling,” the generals wrote.
President Biden and Harris have confronted heavy criticism for his or her dealing with of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Olivier Douliery/AFP by way of Getty Images)
Harris has confronted heavy criticism for her involvement within the withdrawal since she turned the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee final month. She famously said that she was the “final” individual within the room with Biden when the administration was calling the photographs for the withdrawal.
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Trump’s marketing campaign has put the problem entrance and middle in latest weeks, with mother and father and family members of some U.S. troopers killed in the course of the withdrawal attacking Harris and endorsing the previous president.
Trump’s marketing campaign has sought to spotlight Harris’ involvement within the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, which resulted within the deaths of 13 U.S. troopers. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Trump is certain to lift the problem on Tuesday night time, when he and Harris meet to debate for the primary time.
