Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
BISMARCK – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), joined a letter led by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) calling on SASC Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) to hold hearings on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The senators requested sworn testimony from senior military leaders including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Commander of U.S. Central Command General Frank McKenzie, Jr., and the final commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, General A. Scott Miller.
“The American people, and in particular many of those who serve our country in uniform, are hurting, angry, and disappointed. We owe them a clear and comprehensive understanding of what happened, why, and how best to learn from these events for the future,” wrote the senators. “The insights we gather will help prevent future loss of American blood and treasure, a solemn responsibility and sacred trust we believe all members of our committee will seek to uphold.”
Senators Cramer and Tuberville are joined on the letter by fellow SASC Republicans Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Rick Scott (R-FL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Josh Hawley (R-MO).