Charlie Dent is a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chair of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2017 and chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. He is a CNN political commentator. He's a member of the board of directors of CARE USA, a nongovernmental organization that works to fight poverty and improve the lives of vulnerable populations around the world.
On a chilly Friday evening in November 2010, my wife, Pam, sent me to retrieve my daughter, Kate, and her friends from a football game at the Allentown school district stadium. When I arrived, I realized there was one teenage girl I did not recognize also waiting for a ride home. Her name was Samiya Azizi , and when no one picked her up, I insisted she get in the car with the other girls so I could drive her home, too.
Charlie DentWhile driving, I struck up a conversation with Sami and the girls. Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, which I represented at the time, was home to one of the largest Syrian communities in the country, as well as fast-growing Hispanic and South Asian communities. I couldn't quite place where Sami was from, so I asked her directly. She responded,"Afghanistan.
US reactions to resettling Afghan refugees 02:56To abandon the Bagram Air Base last month, which provided vital air, intelligence and logistical support to the Afghan Army, is malpractice on a grand scale. And for Biden to say the Afghans won't fight for themselves demeans the sacrifice of the more than 65,000 Afghan soldiers who lost their lives fighting the Taliban and associated terror networks. Former CIA Director and US Army Gen.
ananavarro Opinion I liked this story until it got political. I generally like Charlie Dent but he's blaming the wrong person here.
Opinion Biden seems to view our American citizens and Afghan partners as expendable. That is sad and disturbing.