As the White House braces for a blizzard of investigations by Republicans once they formally control the House, the one into the deadly and chaotic end of the two-decade war looms as the potentially bigger political problem for President Biden.
That’s what emerges from fresh reporting by my colleagues Yasmeen Abutaleb and Dan Lamothe, who note GOP scrutiny of the withdrawal “could prove more emotionally difficult and politically damaging” than probes into the younger Biden’s financial dealings.
“The investigation would probably gear up just as President Biden launches his reelection campaign early next year,” Yasmeen and Dan noted. “That prospect is worrying to some on the Biden team, according to current and former White House aides, Pentagon officials and others across the administration, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about a highly sensitive subject.”
[It should worry the White House. Abandoning 14,000 Americans to the Taliban is one of the most disgraceful acts any American president ever committed. — Ed]
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