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(The Guardian) 'They have pushed us away and tried to silence us' - families of US soldiers killed in Afghanistan condemn Biden
The Republican national convention just devoted a lengthy segment to recounting the messy US military withdrawal from Afghanistan under Joe Biden three years ago, and in particular the 13 soldiers killed in an Islamic State terrorist attack at Kabul airport.
It began with a video in which the families of the soldiers described their lost loved ones, then recounted how, when they met with Biden as their bodies arrived at a military base in Delaware, the president appeared to check his watch during the ceremony. The families then came onstage to encourage viewers to vote Biden out of office.
“Our son, Corporal Hunter Lopez, whose name Joe Biden has refused to say out loud, was killed on August 26, 2021,” said Lopez’s mother, Alicia Lopez. “He died during Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.”
Referring to the Biden administration, Lopez said: Despite our pleas for answers and accountability, they have pushed us away and tried to silence us. The Biden administration has not owned up to the bad decisions, they have not been transparent about their failures and their so-called leaders work to protect themselves, rather than our sons and daughters who took the oath to defend our country.
