{"id":163306,"date":"2024-11-17T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=163306"},"modified":"2024-11-17T12:02:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:02:41","slug":"officers-involved-with-the-chaotic-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-may-be-held-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=163306","title":{"rendered":"Officers involved with the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may be held accountable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly creating a list of officers involved with the US military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. This list will be a compilation of currently serving officers and retired\/former officers. This list is being generated with the view of investigating these officers’ roles with the possibility of bringing up charges. If applicable, retired officers involved with the Afghanistan withdrawal may see orders placing them back on active duty to face charges.<\/p>\n

From NBC news:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hegseth calls the withdrawal a “humiliating retreat” and says leaders at the Pentagon were not held accountable for the deadly attack at Abbey Gate, which killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians. Nor were they held accountable for a subsequent U.S. airstrike in Kabul that officials thought would kill the Islamic State group leader behind the suicide attack but instead killed 10 innocent Afghans, including seven children, he wrote.<\/p>\n

“These generals lied. They mismanaged. They violated their oath. They failed. They disgraced our troops, and our nation. They got people killed, unnecessarily,” he wrote. “And, to this moment, they keep their jobs. Worse, they continue to actively erode our military and its values — by capitulating to civilians with radical agendas. They are an embarrassment, with stars still on their shoulders.”<\/p>\n

The transition team is looking at the possibility of recalling several commanders to active duty for possible charges, the U.S. official said.<\/p>\n

It’s not clear the Trump administration would pursue treason charges, and instead could focus on lesser charges that highlight the officer’s involvement. “They want to set an example,” said the person with knowledge of the plan.<\/p>\n

Speaking to NBC News days before the election, Howard Lutnick, one of the two advisers leading the transition, said Trump learned after his first administration that he had hired Democratic generals, and he would not make that mistake again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kube, C., Lee, C.E., & Hillyard, V. (2024, November 17). Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial. NBC News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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