Republicans play blame game with Biden on Afghanistan

Several lawmakers supported the withdrawal under the Trump administration.

Though it was former Presidentwho brokered a peace agreement with the Taliban in 2020, setting the stage for the current withdrawal, GOP lawmakers are arguing that Biden is to blame because it's ultimately occurred on his watch. Biden was the president who decided to officially end the war, Republicans have countered.

Notably, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. was among the few to target both Biden and Trump, calling the situation a"predictable outcome of the Trump-Biden doctrine of weakness." Over the weekend, as Afghanistan government crumbled to Taliban control, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley conducted virtual briefings for all members of the Senate and House on the ongoing situation, according to a Senate official with knowledge of the matter.A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 15, 2021. Helicopters are landing at the U.S.

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