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Hillary Clinton warns Biden he should expect huge consequences from his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as Taliban steps up attacks as US hands over base
Hillary Clinton voiced her disapproval with the withdrawal publicly for the first time in an interview with CNN on Sunday
Clinton said the US should be prepared for two huge consequences
The first, she said, is a collapse of the Afghan government and Taliban takeover
The second would be an outpouring of refugees should civil war break out
Clinton s comments came a day after the US formally launched its withdrawal of 2,500 troops and began handing control back to the Afghan government
This week in Congress: Military leaders storm the internet 1 hour ago From a Pentagon office, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville addresses participants in an online event hosted by the Center for New American Security on April 27. McConville is one of several senior Defense Department leaders to testify in virtual congressional hearings this week. (Chad J. McNeeley/DOD) Military commanders will take center stage in a series of House hearings this week, but only in cyberspace. With the Senate on legislative break, House lawmakers have scheduled a robust series of online hearings, including public testimony from leaders of all five services. Leaders of the National Guard and service reserves will also testify on their budget needs for fiscal 2022 and beyond.
125 Democrats Say Military Aid to Israel Shouldnât Depend on Human Rights Record
Israeli forces arrest young Palestinian Muslims who gathered at Damascus Gate after praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Old City, Eastern Jerusalem, on April 17, 2021.
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In an apparent response to growing calls for making U.S. aid to the Netanyahu government conditional on Israeli adherence to human rights law, 330 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter late last month insisting that the $3.8 billion in annual military aid the United States provides Israel remain unconditional.
The letter â which was signed by virtually all of the Republicans and over half of the Democrats â was a slap in the face to those who have argued that military aid to Israel, like all recipients of taxpayer-funded weaponry, be conditional on at least some level of compliance with human rights and international law.
“And I think that our government has to focus on two huge consequences,” she continued. “One, the potential collapse of the Afghan government and a takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, probably with a resumption of civil war in certain parts of the country, but a largely Taliban-run government at some point in the not-too-distant future.
“How do we help and protect the many, many thousands of Afghans who worked with the United States and NATO, who worked with American and other NATO-connected contractors, who stood up and spoke out for women’s rights and human rights?” she asked. “I hope that the administration, in concert with the Congress, will have a very large visa program and will begin immediately to try to provide that channel for so many Afghans to utilize so that they are not left in danger. There will also be, I fear, a huge refugee outflow.