Rep. Cammack Joins Rep. Mullin, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Accountability From Biden Administration On Afghanistan Withdrawal

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03) joined Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Llyod Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the first anniversary of the Biden administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.

The letter calls into question the administration’s mismanagement on every level of the withdrawal of troops and personnel from Afghanistan, including the fall of Kabul, and demands accountability and oversight for this abject failure.

"The administration’s reckless, thoughtless, and dangerous withdrawal from Afghanistan is one that Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken must answer to," said Rep. Cammack. "The severe mishandling of the withdrawal not only resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemembers, but it left Kabul vulnerable to the Taliban who has now seized control of the Afghan capital. This was a travesty that could have largely been avoided had proper procedure been followed, and the Biden administration must be held accountable for its actions."

"The absolute failure of the Afghanistan withdrawal carries no less pain today than it did twelve months ago," said Rep. Mullin. "There must be accountability for the complete and total failure on the part of Joe Biden and those who were advising him. We owe it to our fellow Americans, to our allies in Afghanistan, and to the loved ones of the thirteen service members who lost their lives at the Kabul airport to get answers from this administration."

Original signees of the letter include Reps. Cammack (R-FL), Austin Scott (GA), Ben Cline (VA), Bob Gibbs (OH), Bob Good (VA), Brian Mast (FL), Bruce Westerman (AR), Buddy Carter (GA), Byron Donalds (FL), Carlos Gimenez (FL), Cliff Bentz (OR), David McKinley (WV), Debbie Lesko (AZ), Diana Harshbarger (TN), Doug LaMalfa (CA), Doug Lamborn (CO), Drew Ferguson (GA), Elise Stefanik (NY), Fred Keller (PA), Greg Murphy (NC), Greg Steube (FL), Gus Bilirakis (FL), Guy Reschenthaler (PA), Jack Bergman (MI), Jeff Van Drew (NJ), Jim Baird (IN), Jim Banks (IN), Joe Wilson (SC), John Carter (TX), John Rose (TN), Lance Gooden (TX), Louie Gohmert (TX), Madison Cawthorn (NC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA), Mario Díaz-Balart (FL), Mary Miller (IL), Michael Burgess (TX), Michael Guest (MS), Michael Waltz (FL), Mike Bost (IL), Mike Carey (OH), Mike Kelly (PA), Nancy Mace (SC), Neal Dunn (FL), Pat Fallon (TX), Pete Stauber (MN), Ralph Norman (SC), Randy Feenstra (IA), Randy Weber (TX), Richard Hudson (NC), Roger Williams (TX), Ronny Jackson (TX), Steve Palazzo (MS), Ted Budd (NC), Tim Walberg (MI), Tom Emmer (MN), Tom Tiffany (WI), Tracey Mann (KS), Vern Buchanan (FL), Victoria Spartz (IN), Virginia Foxx (NC), Warren Davidson (OH), and William Timmons (SC).

The full text of the letter can be found here.