Let's circle back, Jen? Declassified Pentagon report says Biden WAS dangerously indecisive about Afghan withdrawal - despite Psaki claiming on Friday report did NOT exist
Declassified reports from the U.S. military into Kabul withdrawal details frustration with White House and State Department throughout the process
Particularly over failure to spot Taliban's rapid advance
It was obtained by the Washington Post with a freedom of information request
Declassified after-action reports support U.S. military commanders and say President Biden's team was indecisive during the Afghanistan crisis
At least one of the report spans 2,000 pages and details complete confusion
The Pentagon's standard priority had been to first evacuate American citizens, then lawful permanent residents, then Afghans who aided the U.S.
On Friday, The White House said Friday that no such reports exist
By James Gordon For Dailymail.com
Published: 00:50 EST, 13 February 2022 | Updated: 06:06 EST, 13 February 2022
Joe Biden's dithering withdrawal from Afghanistan has been blamed for worsening the chaos on the ground and putting American lives at risk by a newly-declassified US intelligence report.
Newly-released papers compiled in the aftermath of the August withdrawal found that deadly chaos was only made worse due to indecisiveness among officials with the Biden administration officials in Washington D.C.
Their reluctance to close down the U.S. embassy in Kabul only added to the confusion and made the mission even more dangerous, according to the damning documents.
Three weeks after the final planeload of soldiers were back in the U.S., two 'after action' reports were compiled by American officials with Central Command.
excerpt:
The report, some 2,000 pages in length, comprises of dozens of witness interviews, findings of fact, together with official government records.
The Post describes is as 'the most extensive, unvarnished account to date of the United States' 17-day race to end its longest war' with the documents revealing the military's frustration with the White House and diplomats over the evacuation.
But on Friday, the very existence of this encyclopedic report was denied by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, eager to downplay any remarks made by U.S. commanders.
'I think it's important for people to understand that there was no after-action report,' Psaki told reporters in the White House briefing room.
A National Security Council official speaking anonymously said that Psaki was in fact referring to an even more comprehensive review which is said to be forthcoming and will shed even more detail on the American's pullout.
'Many people have wrongly conflated the Abbey Gate report and documents released to The Washington Post with the Pentagon's after-action review of Afghanistan — a broad report that will examine the final months of America's longest war, beginning in February 2020,' the official said. more
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10507185/Declassified-action-reports-support-military-commanders-Biden-team-indecisive-Afghanistan.html
