Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals Regarding Afghanistan
 

Signatures at link.

The retired Flag Officers signing this letter are calling for the resignation and retirement of the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) based on negligence in performing their duties primarily involving events surrounding the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. The hasty retreat has left initial estimates at ~15,000 Americans stranded in dangerous areas controlled by a brutal enemy along with ~25,000 Afghan citizens who supported American forces.

What should have happened upon learning of the Commander in Chief’s (President Biden’s) plan to quickly withdraw our forces and close the important power projection base Bagram, without adequate plans and forces in place to conduct the entire operation in an orderly fashion?

As principal military advisors to the CINC/President, the SECDEF and CJCS should have recommended against this dangerous withdrawal in the strongest possible terms. If they did not do everything within their authority to stop the hasty withdrawal, they should resign. Conversely, if they did do everything within their ability to persuade the CINC/President to not hastily exit the country without ensuring the safety of our citizens and Afghans loyal to America, then they should have resigned in protest as a matter of conscience and public statement.

The consequences of this disaster are enormous and will reverberate for decades beginning with the safety of Americans and Afghans who are unable to move safely to evacuation points; therefore, being de facto hostages of the Taliban at this time. The death and torture of Afghans has already begun and will result in a human tragedy of major proportions. The loss of billions of dollars in advanced military equipment and supplies falling into the hands of our enemies is catastrophic. The damage to the reputation of the United States is indescribable. We are now seen, and will be seen for many years, as an unreliable partner in any multinational agreement or operation. Trust in the United States is irreparably damaged.

Moreover, now our adversaries are emboldened to move against America due to the weakness displayed in Afghanistan. China benefits the most followed by Russia, Pakistan, Iran, North Korea and others. Terrorists around the world are emboldened and able to pass freely into our country through our open border with Mexico.

Besides these military operational reasons for resignations, there are leadership, training, and morale reasons for resignations. In interviews, congressional testimony, and public statements it has become clear that top leaders in our military are placing mandatory emphasis on PC “wokeness” related training which is extremely divisive and harmful to unit cohesion, readiness, and war fighting capability. Our military exists to fight and win our Nation’s wars and that must be the sole focus of our top military leaders.

For these reasons we call on the SECDEF Austin and the CJCS General Milley to resign. A fundamental principle in the military is holding those in charge responsible and accountable for their actions or inactions. There must be accountability at all levels for this tragic and avoidable debacle.

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Biden should be resigning, too.

Biden should be standing trial.

He'd think it was another press conference.

We need to get back to the point where the political leaders state their goals and tell the Generals to achieve them. When the politician says 'no, I want it done this way' the General tells them to pound sand and offers his resignation.

Be nice to have these retired generals and admirals recalled to put our Nation’s defenses in order, too.

Current politicians, Global Czars, and media conglomerates will never allow that to happen ...... at the moment.

He lacks the mens rea. C'mon, man!

So you want President Harris? :shrug:

she won't last as long as he has

I bet generals like Patton Bradly MacArthur Eisenhower LeMay and admirals like Nimitz Halsey Spruance are rolling in their graves woke leadership of our military. And I bet China and Russians generals are laughing at them.

Nope...or Piglosi. I'm praying for the next hurricane to land right on D.C.

What really pisses me off is Pelosi and Biden will soon kick the bucket....my tax money goes to their funerals. :toetap:

I wouldn't mind that so much if we were allowed to piss on their caskets as they lay in state at the capitol.

I suspect there wont be a mail-in app for that. :island14:

Meme checks out.

It will be money well spent, as long as it doesn’t exceed 50 bucks each.

Sell the stash in Piglosi's office liquor cabinet. that should cover expenses and balance part of the federal budget.

We didn't just leave $ 85B of war materiel, US citizens, and Afghan interpreters behind, it looks like the stories are true....we left war dogs behind....dogs that had actually been evacuated to the airport. They were in safe territory, but despite the photos we saw of almost empty planes flying out, we couldn't or wouldn't evacuate the most loyal.


This has to be just sheer spite by the Biden regime's leaders, part of the demoralization campaign. I can't figure out why the troops on the ground didn't just refuse to be complicit and get these dogs loaded up anyway.