Republican-led House committee subpoenas Antony Blinken over Afghanistan withdrawal
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Blinken has left the committee no choice but to recommend he be held in contempt after turning down multitude of opportunities to appear before Congress. Instead he has ducked the opportunity to explain to the American people how the current Democratic administration and State Department failed to cleanly exit Afghanistan. The administration has opted to not fire anyone over this debacle, so it's up to Republicans in Congress to hold people to account.
Weeks before the presidential election, Republicans are pulling more political maneuvers to exploit the tragic pull out from Afghanistan in an attempt to make Democrats look incompetent. There's no reason for this committee to recommend any action against Blinken since he's willing to testify and has already done so 14, including four times before the committee. Republicans should negotiate with Blinken in good faith rather than drumming up publicity.
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