U.S._ Rep. Self to Newsmax: Who Gave Orders on Afghan Withdrawal?

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Rep. Self to Newsmax: Who Gave Orders on Afghan Withdrawal?

By Nicole Wells | Thursday, 09 March 2023 01:46 PM EST


Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, told Newsmax Thursday that the House Foreign Affairs Committee is looking for "accountability for the Biden administration" over the deadly military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"It is as simple as that," Self said during an appearance on Newsmax's "National Report." "What was most meaningful to me is that the Marine sniper had identified the suicide bomber, had his sights on him, asked for permission to take him out, and his battalion commander said, 'I don't know who has the authority to give you permission to shoot.' That is unconscionable. This was a combat zone. We have rules of engagement that give you that authority under certain conditions.

"All those conditions I understand were met and he was not given permission to shoot the man that then caused 13 casualties," he continued. "So, that's the sort of accountability we need to know."

Self stressed that the committee needs to know more about the military chain of command.

"I'm talking about the secretary of defense, I'm talking about the president himself," he said. "Who was responsible for that debacle that we heard about yesterday?"

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/keithself-newsmax-afghanistan/2023/03/09/id/1111706/

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