Senior Investigator in Afghanistan Withdrawal Probe Resigns

0:00

/1861

1×

Facts

• Jerry Dunleavy, a senior investigator at the GOP-led House Foreign Affairs Committee, has resigned from the probe into the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.^[1][2]
• Dunleavy alleged that the committee had failed to make Pres. Joe Biden and senior military and White House officials 'answer for the horrors which unfolded & continue to unfold in Afghanistan.'^[3]
• He also accused committee Chairman Michael McCaul of failing to 'pursue answers' in the deaths of 13 US service members during an Islamic State-Khorasan — known as ISIS-K — suicide attack in Kabul amid the withdrawal.^[4]
• Furthermore, Dunleavy claimed that the committee failed to investigate the role of Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in the withdrawal, alleging that the probe had diverted attention away from senior officials.^[1]
• While the Biden administration evacuated 125K people, the alleged chaotic two-week US military pullout from Afghanistan reportedly allowed the Taliban to swiftly seize control of the country.^[1]
• Meanwhile, McCaul's spokeswoman claims that a lack of cooperation from the White House has hampered the investigation, adding that the committee has yet to release its final report, which is due in September.^[3]

Sources: ^[1]The Hill, ^[2]X, ^[3]Washington Examiner and ^[4]New York Post.

Narratives

• Right narrative, as provided by Federalist. This sudden departure confirms what many have already feared: the House Foreign Affairs Committee is working on a whitewash and has failed to hold those in power accountable. The withdrawal from Afghanistan was the nadir of the Biden administration, and the president holds personal responsibility for the lives lost and damage caused. The incompetence on display from upper brass must be fully exposed.
• Left narrative, as provided by Chicago Tribune. Republicans are chasing shadows in the Afghanistan probe, as the hawkish GOP that got Washington into Afghanistan blames everyone but themselves for the rushed departure. The US couldn't afford to be stuck in a forever war in Afghanistan, and there were no options to stem the loss of lives and resources other than pulling the plug. The GOP is in disarray, and the committee's probe lacks seriousness and focus.

Predictions