Reps. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) defended their decision to travel to the Kabul airport this week and told the New York Times they had walked away with important insights.
“They said the trip had changed their minds about Mr. Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline for a full withdrawal, which they had previously urged the administration to extend. Given that there is little chance that all Americans and Afghan allies can be evacuated in the next two weeks, they said, a swift departure is the only way for the United States to ensure that the Taliban will cooperate in eventually getting those left behind to safety.”
