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Contact: Ben Proto 860-426-1920

Date: August 20, 2021
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CONNECTICUT – Joe Biden’s horrific failure in Afghanistan that has led to a total Taliban takeover raises serious questions about the allegiances of U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, who have refused to condemn Biden’s botched withdrawal, according to Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Ben Proto.


“U.S. Senators Murphy and Blumenthal have failed a test of leadership at this critical moment in history,” said Proto. “The colossal disaster unfolding in Afghanistan demands an investigation and accountability of the Biden administration. Lack of leadership from Biden and his Democrat allies has led to a humanitarian, foreign policy, and national security catastrophe.”


Blumenthal is a member of the Armed Services Committee while Murphy serves on the Foreign Relations Committee, two critical bodies who analyze intelligence and provide critical information for United States military operations. In Afghanistan, the Talibanhas seized United States military ([link removed]) helicopters
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“This abject failure in Afghanistan is the direct result of Joe Biden’s terrible foreign policy,” said Proto. “Senators Murphy and Blumenthal’s refusal to strongly condemn Biden’s botched operation speaks volumes. Our servicemen and women, veterans, and the Gold Star Families of Connecticut deserve better.”


As the situation in Afghanistanrapidly deteriorated ([link removed]) , Joe Biden was on vacation at Camp David. The ongoing situation is truly shocking as the Biden administrationcannot even account for how many
([link removed]) Americans are still on the ground,how ([link removed]) they will bring them home, orguarantee
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Background


All three of Obama’s CIA directors have criticized Biden’s handling of Afghanistan.

· Obama CIA Director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ([link removed]) compared Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal to the Bay of Pigs, saying that “mistakes” were made.

· Obama CIA Director David Petraeus ([link removed]) : “The situation is absolutely heartbreaking. It is tragic . . . This is a Dunkirk moment or, perhaps, a Saigon moment.”

· Obama CIA Director John Brennan ([link removed]) said that the Biden administration was “caught off guard” in Afghanistan and that things have clearly unraveled.

· Obama Acting CIA Director Michael Morell ([link removed]) said the Taliban “knew it was going to win” when “the clock started in April when the president made the decision,” and “to blame intelligence now infuriates me, absolutely infuriates me.”


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