On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 10 am, there will be a “closed-door” classified briefing for selected Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee with Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin.
Every Republican Senator on those particular committees has signed a letter saying “these hearings should be OPEN. This should NOT be classified. The American people need to know what is happening,” according to Republican Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
NO ONE has been held accountable for this disaster in Afghanistan! We demand accountability and for the Administration to STOP calling it a “Success” as he left Americans behind enemy lines and over a Billion dollars in equipment.
Private groups are forced to get Americans and their families out and State Department is hindering them at every turn. Please read below as I have outlined the questions we believe should be asked and answered on Afghanistan in a PUBLIC hearing.
Below the questions we feel are important are the names and states of the Democrat Senators on these key committees. They are most important to call to request the hearing be made public, not closed-door classified.
At the end are the names of the Republicans on those committees. If one of these Senators represents YOUR state, call them and express your interest in this and the importance of an open hearing.
To call or email your Senator simply go to Senate.gov and pull your state from the dropdown menu in the top left corner.
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The American people demand accountability.
We DO NOT accept the Administration’s horrendous claim that it was a “successful” withdrawal or “the greatest airlift in history.” It was a complete disastrous failure, and we demand accountability.
Some basic questions we want to be answered are –
Why didn’t they wait to withdraw our troops, and civilians, until winter when the Taliban would have retreated to Pakistan? Why did they do it at the height of the battle season?
Who is responsible for deciding to pull the troops out BEFORE getting out all American citizens, families of soldiers, and our partners?
Who made the decision to do this so abruptly and suddenly without even telling our Allies?
Who decided to abandon Baghram airbase which is now a Taliban military base?
Why did they leave American and American families behind?
Who decided to turn the city over to TALIBAN security? Americans had to get through the Taliban who tore up their papers or got paid off.
Who decided to leave all out equipment behind for the Taliban to use?
WHY did the State Department or the DOD not assist in getting Americans left behind?
How many Americans that were trying to get through the gate were killed in the suicide bombing?
How many Americans are dead in Afghanistan from the bombing and now at the hand of the Taliban, besides the 13 service members? We want a true count.
Why did the State Department HINDER the private groups that had to go in and rescue them?
Who made the decision to turn the nation over to the Taliban, and now create a humanitarian crisis. The Taliban is not a government. They are a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. They know how to kill people, not how to run the infrastructure of a country. Now America and our allies will be asked to send millions in aid to save innocent people.
If you live in the following States, call these Democrat Senators, no matter who they are! Tell them you want Wednesday’s hearing on Afghanistan OPEN with cameras for all of America to see.
Tell them you demand to know the TRUTH of the decision-making process in Afghanistan and we want people held accountable.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee –
Chairman – Senator Bob Menendez, D – New Jersey
Senator Jeanne Shaheen – (D-NH)
Senator Christopher Coons – (D-DE)
Senator Chris Murphy, D – (D-CT)
Tim Kaine – (D-VA)
Edward Markey – (D-MA)
Jeff Merkley – (D-OR)
Corey Booker – (D-NJ)
Brian Schatz – (D-HI)
Chris Van Hollen – (D-MD)
Senator Tim Kaine – (D-VA)
Senator Edward Markey – (D-MA)
Senator Jeff Merkley – (D-OR)
Senator Corey Booker – (D-NJ)
Senator Brian Schatz – (D-HI)
Senator Chris Van Hollen – (D-MD)
Senate Armed Services Committee –
Chairman – Jack Reed – (D-RI)
Senator Mark Kelly – (D -AZ)
Senator Richard Blumenthal – (D-CT)
Senator Mazie K. Hirono – (D-HI)
Senator Tammy Duckworth – (D-IL)
Senator Elizabeth Warren – (D-MA)
Senator Gary C. Peters – (D-MI)
Senator Rosen, Jacky (D-NV)
Senator Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH)
Senator Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY)
Senator Kaine, Tim (D-VA)
Senator Joe Manchin – (D-WV)
We also want a public hearing with the leaders of the private groups that risked their lives to go into Afghanistan to give testimony of how then, and still today, the State Department STOPPED them at every turn from being able to get Americans, green card holders, and our friends out of Afghanistan.
These brave former military and Americans like Glenn Beck, have taken great risks to pull people out from behind enemy lines, left behind by the Biden Administration.
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“It is criminal what our President has been doing to our nation and our nation’s security.” – Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
According to Senator Barrasso, the Republican members of these two committees have signed a letter requesting the briefing on Feb 2, 2022, to be public.
You can call them and express your support for a public hearing and/or email them the questions you want to be answered.
Senate Armed Services Committee – Republicans
Ranking Member – Senator James Inhofe – (R-OK)
Senator Wicker, Roger – (R-MS)
Senator Fischer, Deb – (R-NE)
Senator Cotton, Tom – (R-AR)
Senator Rounds, Mike – (R-SD)
Senator Tuberville, Tommy – (R-AL)
Senator Sullivan, Dan – (R-AK)
Senator Scott, Rick – (R-FL)
Senator Ernst, Joni – (R-IA)
Senator Hawley, Josh – (R-MO)
Senator Tillis, Thom – (R-NC)
Senator Cramer, Kevin – (R-ND)
Senator Blackburn, Marsha – (R-TN)
Senate Foreign Relations Committee – Republicans
Ranking Member – Senator James Risch (R-ID)
Senator Marco Rubio – (R-FL)
Senator Ron Johnson – (R-WI)
Senator Mitt Romney – (R-UT)
Senator Rob Portman – (R-OH)
Senator Rand Paul – (R-KY)
Senator Todd Young – (R-IN)
Senator John Barrasso – (R-WY)
Senator Ted Cruz – (R-TX)
Senator Mike Rounds – (R-SD)
Senator Bill Haggerty – (R-TN)
Call or email your Republican Senators, thank them for their support and request the hearings on Afghanistan be made public.
It is especially important to call the Democrats as they are protecting the truth from getting out to the American people. And they do not believe the American people, their constituents, care about this.
You must let them know this is a priority for you.
Thank you, Patriots!!!
Robin L Rowan for Truth to Policy
