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Biden’s Afghanistan pullout gets mixed reaction in Congress 5 hours ago U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in southeast Afghanistan in May 2019. (Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s announcement that the 2,500 U.S. forces in Afghanistan will come home by Sept. 11 drew a mixed reaction from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with mostly Republican critics warning the country would again become a launchpad for terror attacks. “The United States entered Afghanistan as a result of 9/11, and it is irresponsible to leave when conditions on the ground would lead to a civil war in Afghanistan and allow the country to become a safe haven for terrorists once again,” Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., ranking member of House Armed Services Committee, said in a joint statement.
By Lauren C. Williams
Apr 14, 2021
The White House announced its plan to nominate Christine Wormuth, the Pentagon’s former top policy official, to be the first woman as Army secretary.
Wormuth led the Biden-Harris defense agency review and was previously under secretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration from 2014 to 2016. She’s now the director of the RAND Corporation’s International Security and Defense Policy Center.
Wormuth, who has also served as senior director for defense policy on the National Security Council, is the first cabinet nomination for the military services for the Biden administration. If confirmed, she would be the Army’s first female secretary.