Jodey Arrington U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th district | Official U.S. House headshot
Jodey Arrington U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th district | Official U.S. House headshot
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released a statement today commemorating the third anniversary of the ISIS-K suicide attack at Kabul International Airport, which resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemembers during the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan.
"Three years ago, today, weeks of one of the most disastrous, embarrassing, self-inflicted disasters in our nation’s history culminated in the tragic death of 13 brave U.S. servicemembers," Arrington stated.
He criticized the sequence of events leading up to the attack: "The entire chain of events - our reckless retreat, the shortsighted withdrawal from Bagram Air Base (which led to the ISIS-K suicide bomber at Kabul Airport being released from prison), the abandonment of American citizens and allies, and capitulation of the Taliban - is unforgivable."
Arrington emphasized learning from these failures while honoring those who lost their lives. "We must learn from this failure, but also, most importantly, never forget the valor of those 13 servicemembers killed in the line of duty and their Gold Star families."
"Remember them," he concluded.
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