Biden admin didn't mention key details in Afghanistan report: Col. Douglas | Brian Kilmeade Show

Introduction

In this section, Colonel Chris Douglas introduces himself and his background in the Marines. He also talks about his experience working in Qatar during the Afghanistan evacuation.

• Colonel Chris Douglas is a retired Marine colonel who worked in Afghanistan and Iraq.

• He was asked to remain in service to work on the evacuation of Afghanistan from Qatar.

• He worked with a team to process evacuees and coordinate with Joint Force units.

• He watched the events of the evacuation unfold and was part of a team that evaluated what went wrong.

The Report on Afghanistan Evacuation

In this section, Colonel Chris Douglas discusses the report on the Afghanistan evacuation and how it differs from what has been publicly released.

• The unclassified report that was released is not accurate according to Colonel Douglas.

• The report blames Trump's administration for giving an impossible plan, but Colonel Douglas believes that conditions-based withdrawal was expected.

• General Rich Clark testified that Taliban were not meeting the conditions of the agreement.

• General McKenzie also confirmed that Taliban were not meeting conditions.

Losses During Evacuation

In this section, Colonel Chris Douglas talks about losses during the evacuation and potential reasons for them.

• 13 soldiers were lost along with dozens wounded and over 170 Afghans killed at Abbey gate due to our decision to only have control over Kabul airport instead of all of Kabul.

• There is no further information provided beyond this point.

Introduction

In this section, the speaker talks about his perspective on the evacuation of Afghanistan and how he did not see any chaos during the process.

Chaos in Afghanistan

• The speaker did not see any chaos during the evacuation.

• There was an aircraft taking off every 48 minutes, and not one single mission was missed.

Definition of Chaos

In this section, the speaker defines what he considers to be chaos and discusses a video that he believes defines it.

Definition of Chaos

• The speaker defines chaos as something that he did not witness during the evacuation.

• He mentions a video that supposedly defines chaos but does not provide further details.

Issues During Evacuation

In this section, the speaker discusses some issues that occurred during the evacuation process.

Issues with Evacuees

• Some Afghans fell off c-17s or were trapped in wheel wells.

• The air crew had to scrape them out, which was horrific.

• There is zero mention of these incidents in reports.

Issues with Perimeter Security

• The airport perimeter was breached by evacuees.

• There were engagements with Taliban and ISIS fighters until General McKenzie made a deal with the Taliban to establish security around the airport.

• Combat operations center leaders had to vacate doing command and control to assist pushing Afghans because they were overrun.

Taliban Providing Security

In this section, the speaker discusses how the Taliban provided security during the evacuation process.

Paradigm Shift for Speaker

• The speaker had been an advisor in Afghanistan twice before but found it surprising that they had to rely on Taliban for security.

• They needed clear instructions so that they could let people through safely.

Issues with State Department

• The state department representatives were not consistent in their instructions.

• Each time they changed the criteria for who could enter, it required coordination with a member of the Taliban on the outside.

• This was problematic because members of the Taliban had limited education and were frustrated.

Pressure from VIPs and the White House

The interviewee talks about the significant pressure coming from the President, First Lady, representatives of the Pope, elected officials, and General Pope to let certain people into Afghanistan.

Pressure from VIPs

• Calls were made by VIPs to allow certain individuals into Afghanistan.

• Criteria for entry changed due to VIP requests pouring in.

• There was a lot of pressure and input from various sources.

Prioritizing Force Protection

The interviewee discusses how President Biden repeatedly gave clear direction to prioritize force protection during the evacuation process.

Force Protection Priority

• President Biden gave clear direction to prioritize force protection.

• The plan that was left was followed because there was no other choice due to the Doha agreement being in place.

Personal Views on Troop Withdrawal

The interviewee shares their personal views on troop withdrawal and how it would lead inevitably to the collapse of Afghan military forces and eventually the Afghan government.

Personal Views on Troop Withdrawal

• Recommended maintaining 2,500 troops in Afghanistan.

• Believed that withdrawing troops would lead inevitably to collapse of Afghan military forces and government.

Collapse of Afghan Army Not Communicated?

The interviewee discusses whether or not it is possible that President Biden wasn't informed about the potential collapse of the Afghan army if US troops were withdrawn.

Collapse of Afghan Army Not Communicated?

• According to a 12-page summary report, President Biden was never told that the Afghan army would collapse if US troops were withdrawn.

• It is not possible that the military didn't inform President Biden about this potential outcome.

Left Behind Equipment

The interviewee discusses the equipment left behind in Afghanistan, including weapons and vehicles.

Equipment Left Behind

• $7 billion worth of weapons and equipment were left behind.

• 23,825 Humvees with gun variants, 900 combat vehicles, 250,000 automatic rifles, 95 drones, and more than a million mortar rounds were left behind.

Effect of Doha Agreement on Afghan Security Forces

The interviewee discusses how the Doha agreement had a corrosive effect on the morale and willingness to fight of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces.

Effect of Doha Agreement

• The Doha agreement had a corrosive effect on the morale and willingness to fight of Afghan security forces.

Accountability and Responsibility

The previous administration did not leave a plan for Iraq. DOD was doing planning, but the State Department did not pick up planning at that point. Even if there was no plan, it is their responsibility to own it at that point.

Leaving Without a Plan

• Why would you leave without a plan?

• In his discussion when he was running for president, he talked about Iraq and how it would take a year to leave Iraq with U.S forces.

• He never trusted the military and upped all the military people that were trying to tell him stuff.

• General Keane said he knows people that they're there.

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