There are plenty of Americans out there who have a problem with the way in which the Biden administration is operating, and the last several weeks seem to simply justify some of those feelings.
That’s because Biden has been responsible for one of the ugliest and most tragic troop withdrawal disasters of the modern era, pulling US service members out of Afghanistan early and paving the way for the Taliban to reconquer the entire country within about 11 days.
Now, as if to make matters even worse, the State Department now stands accused of blocking some of the flights that could be used to evacuate Americans and their allows who are still trapped in the region.
Americans engaged in the rescue of U.S. citizens, SIVs and green card holders left behind by President Biden in Afghanistan are horrified by what they describe as inexplicable delays from the State Department that are preventing evacuation flights from leaving the country.
The State Department’s delays are recklessly endangering American lives, three different individuals involved in the private evacuation effort told Fox News.
Rick Clay, who runs the private rescue group PlanB, told Fox News that the State Department is the only thing preventing the flights he’s organizing from leaving Afghanistan.
Those aware of the situation were not happy.
Two other American individuals separately involved in evacuation efforts, whom Fox News is not naming to avoid jeopardizing ongoing rescue efforts, similarly said that the State Department is the sole entity preventing their charter flights from leaving Afghanistan.
“This is zero place to be negotiating with American lives. Those are our people standing on the tarmac and all it takes is a f—ing phone call,” one of those individuals, who has been integral to private evacuation efforts from Afghanistan, told Fox News.
“If one life is lost as a result of this, the blood is on the White House’s hands. The blood is on their hands,” that individual said, adding: “It is not the Taliban that is holding this up – as much as it sickens me to say that – it is the United States government.”
As of this writing, the Biden administration has yet to respond to these accusations.
