For a brief moment last month, amid the chaotic and tragic final days of America¡¯s longest war, it looked as if a Democratic Congress would perform honest oversight of a Democratic administration.
The chasm between the reality on the ground and the rhetoric from the White House was too wide.
It didn¡¯t last long. As oversight hearings began this week, Congress fell back into largely partisan camps. Democrats want to spread the blame around, as shown by the very title of Monday¡¯s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing: ¡°Afghanistan 2001-2021: Evaluating the Withdrawal and U.S. Policies.¡± The message is clear. Don¡¯t blame President Joe Biden for losing an unwinnable war.
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