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U.S. National Security Agencies Are Angry That Thousands Of Afghans Are Going To Be Left Behind
U.S. Marines during an evacuation operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla
NBC: Fury and disgust at CIA, Pentagon, in Congress that thousands of Afghans will be left behind
Evacuations are likely to slow greatly by Friday to give U.S. troops time to withdraw. That's not enough time to evacuate all the Afghans who helped the U.S.
WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden intending to stick to the Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan, it's becoming clear that thousands of the Afghans who helped the U.S. won't be evacuated, a scenario that has engendered deep frustration inside U.S. national security agencies.
"People are furious and disgusted," said a former U.S. intelligence official who declined to be quoted by name. A defense official said he grew nauseated as he considered how many Afghan allies would be left behind.
At the CIA, "officers feel a real sense of obligation, moral obligation and personal obligation," to the Afghans they supported and trained, said former CIA Director John Brennan, an NBC News national security consultant.
But the precarious situation for U.S. troops on the ground left President Joe Biden with no good options to extend their presence, military officials said.
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WNU Editor: There is also anger among the military/intelligence/and political leaders of other countries. I just on a Canadian news channel a retired Canadian General rip into the Biden administration's decision to leave Afghanistan and how it will kill Canada's evacuation efforts.
U.S. Marines during an evacuation operation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla
NBC: Fury and disgust at CIA, Pentagon, in Congress that thousands of Afghans will be left behind
Evacuations are likely to slow greatly by Friday to give U.S. troops time to withdraw. That's not enough time to evacuate all the Afghans who helped the U.S.
WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden intending to stick to the Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan, it's becoming clear that thousands of the Afghans who helped the U.S. won't be evacuated, a scenario that has engendered deep frustration inside U.S. national security agencies.
"People are furious and disgusted," said a former U.S. intelligence official who declined to be quoted by name. A defense official said he grew nauseated as he considered how many Afghan allies would be left behind.
At the CIA, "officers feel a real sense of obligation, moral obligation and personal obligation," to the Afghans they supported and trained, said former CIA Director John Brennan, an NBC News national security consultant.
But the precarious situation for U.S. troops on the ground left President Joe Biden with no good options to extend their presence, military officials said.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: There is also anger among the military/intelligence/and political leaders of other countries. I just on a Canadian news channel a retired Canadian General rip into the Biden administration's decision to leave Afghanistan and how it will kill Canada's evacuation efforts.
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