![]() Let's call them all before and say, when did you know that moneys that we were locating to Afghanistan were going to corrupt practices or corrupt people? When did you know that those troops were not being trained properly? Those are questions I want answered. If we're going to really look at the policy, Mollie, you and I were on a show a few weeks ago and you rightly said also, this is a 20-year accounting that needs to take place before the Senate and the House. So, again, if we want to quarrel with someone about this, we should quarrel with President Biden. ![]() I think they give advice that they think is best.Īnd ultimately, as Mollie rightly pointed out, our military is civilian-led and the president and secretary of defense, ultimately the president makes those decisions with the advice of those around him. I don't assign any partisan feelings to any of these generals. I don't think General Milley or General McKenzie, General Austin, now Secretary of Defense Austin is probably more aligned with Democrats because they're serving at the pleasure of the president. ![]() It is true that it had brought bipartisan support to end the war. I don't think the American media understand just how crushed Americans are about the manner in which we handled this withdrawal. I mean, I don't know who is being held accountable or what that would even mean. Let me also ask you to address this question, which is, do you think most of the coverage of these hearings were pretty sympathetic to Mark Milley and to Lloyd Austin, the defense secretary? ![]() KURTZ: Mollie, I'm sure you have some points you would like to respond to. Now, she didn't say this but Joe Biden will be held accountable for this decision and whether or not going forward this over-the-horizon strategy that he's projecting, whether or not it works. He has been at that position for many, many years now. I thought some of the montage of press commentary you had with some of the various shows, Joy Reid, I thought, said it pretty well, that Biden wanted to get out of Afghanistan. I give President Biden some credit for not disallowing them, blocking them from coming before the Congress. President Trump, to his credit, would not have allowed any generals to come before Congress and answer those questions. I thought that Congress was not at its best moment or highest moment when it invited generals to come before committee and repeatedly ask them what advice they gave the president. ![]() We may quarrel about when and where, how often or how often he did not get add advice to leave troops there, but he has said, I think, on multiple occasions that he should be held responsible. I think President Biden has accepted responsibility. I disagree with Mollie on just one point of hers. I think it's important for the press to hold and Congress to hold more importantly any president accountable for war and peace decisions or decisions that affect our national security. HAROLD FORD, JR., FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, FORMER TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN: Well, first of all, happy Sunday morning, good morning to you. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |