A spokesman for President Biden’s National Security Council drafted a memo this week defending the administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, writing that the president “refused to send another generation of Americans to fight a war that should have ended a long time ago.” “, according to a copy of the document obtained by Fox News Digital. It comes as Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee prepare to release a report critical of the withdrawal, accusing the administration of not evacuating some US-trained Afghan military personnel and potentially posing a major national security risk. The White House memo called the Republican review a “partisan report” that is “filled with inaccurate characterizations, cherry-picked information and false allegations.” “Bringing our troops home has strengthened our national security by better positioning us to meet the challenges of the future and put the United States in a stronger position to lead the world,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson, the who worked for the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign before joining the White House last year, the report said. “It has freed up critical military, intelligence and other resources to ensure we are better prepared to respond to today’s threats to international peace and stability.” Axios initially mentioned the release of the memorandum. Slain sailor’s father speaks of ‘chaotic’ situation in Afghanistan The Taliban quickly seized the Afghan capital Kabul and other major cities 12 months ago as US troops prepared to withdraw by the end of August 2021 on Biden’s orders, in time for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the which were largely designed on Afghan soil when the Taliban last controlled the country. The president inherited a deal worked out by the Trump administration that called for a full withdrawal by May 2021, but Biden pushed that date back to April 2021. The White House memo takes aim at that deal, partly blaming the Trump administration for the failed withdrawal. “Former President Trump’s 2020 deal with the Taliban empowered the Taliban, weakened our partners in the Afghan government, and committed to withdrawing our troops just months after President Biden’s inauguration — with no clear plan for what comes next,” he said. the National Security Council. the spokesman wrote in the report. CIA TARGETED AL-ZAWAHRI ALONE ON HIS BALCONY AFTER MONTHS OF SURVEILLANCE, BUILDING HIS ‘MODEL OF LIFE’ Thousands of Afghans rushed to Kabul airport as US troops prepared to leave. A suicide bomber detonated 20 pounds of explosives near the airport during the confusion, killing 13 American soldiers and 170 others. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, accused the White House in an interview with CBS on Sunday of ignoring warnings from the intelligence community about the impending collapse of the Afghan military. “The intelligence community got it right,” McCall told CBS News. “The problem was that the White House and the State Department put their heads in the sand, didn’t want to believe what they were saying, and therefore didn’t plan well enough.” Reuters contributed to this report. Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
