Kamala Harris shares blame for Afghanistan debacle

In a tenure filled with blunders, the Biden administration’s most embarrassing moment has to be the disastrous retreat from Afghanistan in 2021. More than a dozen American servicemembers died during the hasty withdrawal, and tens of thousands of allies were left to fend for themselves against the bloodthirsty Taliban. President Joe Biden’s approval rating began a precipitous downward slide after the catastrophe.

Democrats surely hope that replacing Biden at the top of the ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris will mean voters forget about Afghanistan and the many other Biden policy bungles. Harris has been attempting to cultivate an image of competence, expertise, and professionalism in contrast with Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump. But the fact of the matter is that Harris has been in the room for almost every bad decision the Biden administration has made since coming to power in 2021. And nowhere has the Biden-Harris administration’s failure of judgment been so painfully clear as in Afghanistan. 

As much as she may want to downplay her role in the withdrawal, Harris cannot escape the public record. 

In the run-up to the last days of chaos, Harris proudly told the media about the “key role” she played in the decision to abandon Afghanistan. At the time, she praised Biden’s retreat policy as “courageous” and “the right thing to do.” Just this week, an aide to Harris told the Washington Post that she “strongly supported President Biden’s decision to end America’s longest war.” It is apparent that Harris has not meaningfully reflected on Biden’s mistakes. Indeed, she has shown no interest in correcting the course on national security.

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