Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is accusing President Joe Biden of wanting âhappy talkâ on his administrationâs handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
âWhat we need is a commander-in-chief that actually has a big plan and a big way to solve this problem,â Sasse said on ABCâs âThis Weekâ Sunday.
He continued, âPresident Biden has been repeatedly disconnected from reality. He wants happy talk for some political talking point he still wants to execute on or a fight heâs been having with Obama administration alumn since 2009. Iâm not sure whatâs driving the happy talk, but I know the consequences are going to be.â
The Nebraska senator explained, âThe consequences are going to be a return of the Taliban that has been willing to provide safe haven to terrorists in the past. And right now, they donât even have the power to make a decision about who they are or arenât going to prove safe haven to. ⌠We have so many different groups who want to turn Afghanistan into the global capital city of jihad.â
Finally, he said:
âThe administration doesnât have a plan. Theyâve got all this âover the horizonâ talk that is laughably shallow. If you actually sit in intelligence committee meetings, and you hear what âover the horizonâ looks like, it is a pittance compared to what we just had on the ground.â
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Sasseâs comments come as the U.S. is nearing its Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan and after a suicide bombing in Kabul killed 13 U.S. service members.
The Pentagon asserts that the U.S. will have an âover the horizonâ ability to monitor terror threats and conduct airstrikes in Afghanistan once the withdrawal is complete. However, current and former officials doubt the ability to prevent a resurgence of terrorist organizations without a presence in Afghanistan.
