Marine in Afghanistan Withdrawal Arrives in DC, Shows What Happened to Him Under Biden's Watch

By Johnathan Jones March 8, 2023 at 4:12pm



Former Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who was gravely injured, losing an arm and a leg in a suicide attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, becomes emotional as he recounts his story during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the United States evacuation from Afghanistan Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik / AP)

A Marine who lost an arm and a leg during President Joe Biden’s botched exit from Afghanistan in 2021 ripped a lack of accountability for the withdrawal.
The U.S. left the two-decade war behind in August and September of that year with its tail between its legs as 13 brave American servicemen and women lost their lives at the airport in Kabul.
Not only that, but Biden armed violent Islamists when his Pentagon leaders ordered equipment abandoned.

People, ammunition, Hummers, helicopters — they’re all just numbers to the Biden administration.
But Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews, who told his story Wednesday during testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is anything but a number.

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He survived the suicide blast that killed our troops and lost his right arm and left leg in the process. He told lawmakers he and others had identified the man who would ultimately kill more than 180 people.
The man, an ISIS-K terrorist, was in the crosshairs of an American sniper who could have ended the massacre before it ever happened.

Vargas-Andrews said after the suicide bomber was identified, nothing was done.



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“I asked intel guys why he wasn’t apprehended sooner since we had a full description. I was told the asset could not be compromised,” he said. “Pointedly … we asked [our superiors] if we could shoot. Our battalion commander said, and I quote, ‘I don’t know.’”

“We were ignored. Our expertise was disregarded,” he added. “No one was held accountable for our safety.”
He also commented on a lack of accountability over the botched withdrawal from the country.

“The withdrawal was a catastrophe, in my opinion, and there was an inexcusable lack of accountability and negligence,” he said. “The 11 Marines, one sailor and one soldier that were murdered that day have not been answered for.”
The soldier’s gut-wrenching story is hard to digest, and many who came across it on Twitter shared their sympathies:

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Listen to the EMOTIONAL testimony of Sgt. Vargas-Andrews, who lost his limbs, as he recalls the suicide bombing outside of Kabul airport: "I opened my eyes to marines dead or unconscious lying around me."The Biden administration has blood on their hands


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As an Afghanistan veteran, this is hard to watch. I am angry. The Biden administration failed our men and women in uniform. God Bless Sgt. Vargas-Andrews for testifying and God bless the families who will never be whole because of this inexcusable tragedy.

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Marine Tyler Vargas-Andrews breaks down while testifying today on the Biden administration’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. He said he and others spotted the suspected Kabul airport bomber before the bombing and asked their commander if they could engage, but were never given an answer. He lost his friend and mentor, Marine SSG Darin Hoover, and was himself grievously wounded.



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He lost two Limbs in the Afghanistan withdrawal - his team identified the target BEFORE the attack and was not given permission to engage Someone needs to be held accountable!

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews says Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal was a “catastrophe”

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Shameful and dishonorable what the Biden administration l, and its military leadership either allowed to happen, or made happen.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews says Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal was a “catastrophe”
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Very powerful testimony all Americans should here from a Marine Sgt. on the ground in Afghanistan! I am forever disgusted at how this disaster unfolded!



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Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews Recalls Kabul Airport Suicide Bombing
In at times emotional testimony on Capitol Hill, Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews recalls the suicide bombing at Kabul Airport in the summer of 2021 during the U.S. evacuation of…

11:55 AM · Mar 8, 2023

Sadly, our deepest condolences cannot mend Vargas-Andrews, nor can they bring back his fallen comrades.
We can only collectively pray that our leaders put our troops first next time decisive action is on the table that could prevent a slaughter.

Marine in Afghanistan Withdrawal Arrives in DC, Shows What Happened to Him Under Biden's Watch (westernjournal.com)