Biden Living in ‘Fantasyland’ on Afghanistan Pullout, Sen. Joni Ernst Says

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President Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to evacuate all U.S. citizens and troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, providing the Taliban do not interfere with the evacuation. But Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran, says she does not see how it’s possible to meet that deadline.

The notion that Americans and our Afghan partners can be evacuated by the end of the month “is a fantasyland that has been developed by President Biden, by the administration,” Ernst says. “I don't see how we have everyone out by Aug. 31 and honor those commitments we've made to our own citizens and our Afghan partners.”

Ernst served in the military for more than 23 years. In 2003, she was a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, and led 150 Iowa Army National Guardsmen during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ernst was the first female combat veteran to be elected to the Senate.

The current situation in Afghanistan is an “international embarrassment” that puts both “Americans and our allies in harm's way,” the Iowa senator says.

Ernst joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain what the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan could mean for America, and what the Biden administration needs to do to prevent further disaster.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., calls on the Biden administration to rethink its original Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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0:00.0	And I'm Virginia Allen. The Taliban took Afghanistan just over a week ago and still U.S.
0:17.7	citizens are struggling to get out of the country. Americans are looking for answers as
0:22.6	to how this happened as we approach the 20th anniversary of 9-11. Combat veteran and Iowa
0:28.9	Senator Joni Ernst joins the show today to explain what we know about the fall of Afghanistan,
0:34.5	efforts to get Americans and our Afghan partners out of the country, and what we can expect from
0:40.5	the Taliban in the days and weeks ahead. And don't forget, if you enjoy this podcast,
0:45.5	please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple podcasts and encourage others to
0:50.1	subscribe. And now on to today's top news.
1:02.0	President Joe Biden is sticking with his plan to have all American troops and citizens out of
1:07.2	Afghanistan by the August 31st deadline. Biden met virtually with G7 leaders Tuesday morning.
1:14.7	It is reported that seven nations represented at the meeting were prepared to extend the
1:20.3	August 31st deadline against the demands of the Taliban. Biden said America would stick to the
1:26.1	plan and be out by August 31st, providing the Taliban cooperates with the current evacuation.
1:32.7	The Heritage Foundation's Vice President for Foreign Policy and National Security James
1:37.0	Carifano joined Fox Business Tuesday to discuss the August 31st deadline.
1:42.8	Let's remember this date was not established by the Taliban. It was established by the US
1:47.9	government. And here's the problem with this, which is right now we don't have the throughput
1:53.7	problem. The problem is people getting to the airport. So you're making assumptions about the
1:58.8	ability of people to get to the airport between now and the 31st. Once you decide to withdraw,
2:06.4	you can't really reverse that decision because you're drawing down all the assets and
2:11.3	capabilities at the airfield. And so if it's August 31st and you find out that there's a whole
2:16.0	bunch of people that are still outside the wire, there's no way back. So it's a very risky decision
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