U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., called Thursday's deadly attack at the Kabul airport "horrific" and said the U.S. needs to evacuate everyone who is still stranded in Afghanistan.
"We can do it. Give us a new plan Mr. President. Our military is more than prepared to do this," Bacon said in a tweet.
The Nebraska Republican also said in a statement: “Our nation’s prayers go out to those… Read more »
Omaha, Neb. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s recent address on Afghanistan:
“While I appreciate the President finally addressing the nation and his commitment to hunt down ISIS members responsible for killing American service members today, it is imperative that we complete the evacuation mission now. Make no… Read more »
Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, talked about the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan refugees.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — All five Nebraska U.S. Congressional representatives, Senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and House Representatives Jeff Fortenberry, Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, jointly wrote a letter to President Joe Biden in support of Governor Pete Ricketts's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for portions of Nebraska impacted by severe thunderstorms earlier this… Read more »
President Joe Biden went forward with the quick military withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet a campaign promise and the situation created the "worst security debacle in our generation," Rep. Don Bacon, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, told Newsmax Monday.
"It's been a disaster and the DOD (Department of Defense) and the intelligence community did advise against this… Read more »
Rep. Don Bacon, an Air Force veteran, told Newsmax that the United States's withdrawal from Afghanistan was an avoidable "failure."
Appearing on "American Agenda," Bacon decried the Biden administration's withdrawal from the region, stating, "This was a colossal failure; it was avoidable."
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Bacon Has Long Warned of a Flawed Afghanistan Withdrawal
Points to Poor Execution by Biden and Disregard of Bi-Partisan Concerns in Congress
Omaha, Neb. – Since 2019, Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) and other members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) have expressed concerns regarding a quick withdraw from Afghanistan and negotiations with the Taliban, especially since the Afghanistan… Read more »
Although Congress is currently in recess, lawmakers have taken to the airwaves and social media in recent days to offer support, recriminations and other commentaries on the U.S.’s departure from Afghanistan after 20 years and the Taliban’s rapid conquest of the country. In interviews with Jewish Insider on Monday, four House of the 74 total House veterans — including two… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Tom Gouttierre is the retired Dean of International Studies and Programs and the retired Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
He first arrived in Afghanistan in 1965 as a Peace Corps volunteer. He taught high school and eventually coached the country’s national basketball team.
Among his students was President Ashfar… Read more »
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee demanded President Biden provide Congress with a plan to prevent terror groups from using Afghanistan as a "safe haven" after the Taliban takeover, while criticizing his response to the worsening security and humanitarian situation unfolding.
The top Republican on the committee, Rep. Mike Rogers, along with his GOP colleagues… Read more »
