I write to you today to demand the immediate removal of Jake Sullivan as your National
Security Advisor. Mr. Sullivan has routinely misled the entire government about the status of
security threats around the world. Just eight days before Hamas launched their barbaric surprise
attack against Israel, he stated, “the Middle East is quieter today than it has been in two decades.”
Yet, to date, over 1,200 Israelis have been killed, over 150 hostages have been taken from the
safety of their homes, and at least 27 Americans lives have been lost, with at least 14 Americans
still missing. This is Jake Sullivan’s perception of a quiet Middle East. This is unacceptable.

Sullivan has been dead wrong on how to engage with Iran since his first day as National
Security Advisor. His policies of appeasement toward Iran have only emboldened the world’s
largest state sponsor of terrorism. …

Sullivan’s deleterious mistakes with respect to Iran and Iran-backed Hamas only build on
his earlier involvement in the administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. There,
we stood by and watched the Taliban take over the country in less than two weeks. We cannot
have someone with his notable history of poor decision-making, and lack of critical insights, as
the most senior advisor to the President on our nation’s security matters. Continuing to do so is
misguided. You said it yourself, Mr. President – the United States must stand with Israel. Leaving
Jake Sullivan in his current position hinders both Israel’s, as well as the United States’, national
security posture.

[Normally this kind of catastrophic reversal would result in resignations. We’re still waiting for those over Afghanistan, and I think we’ll wait a long time for anything having to do with this debacle. Good on Blackburn for forcing the issue. — Ed]