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Womack Statement on President Biden’s Afghanistan Address
Washington,
August 16, 2021
Washington, DC—August 16, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the below statement following President Biden’s speech on the unfolding events in Afghanistan. The lack of leadership and decision to execute the withdrawal with no plan has failed and emboldened terror: “No amount of deflection can absolve President Biden of the lack of leadership and responsibility shown in Afghanistan. This calamitous situation is a direct result of a withdrawal executed with no strategy or blueprint. It was preventable. His speech still leaves our nation asking – what is the plan? Right now, America is projecting weakness to our adversaries and failure to our allies. Our immediate priority must be getting American citizens and our Afghan partners—who worked alongside our troops—to safety.” Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. ### |