Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin noted several foreign policy items President Biden did not address in his first State of the Union Tuesday night
of him as the world watched the chaotic exit and Americans were left behind in Kabul. Thousands of Afghans were also left stranded as the Taliban reclaimed control of the country.
"No mention of the Afghanistan withdrawal last year in Biden's SOTU speech," Rogin tweeted."It's almost as if the administration doesn't want to talk about the thousands of Afghans we left behind." Rogin added Syria and China as crises or threats Biden avoided Tuesday night. Biden made only passing references to China.agreed"And except for a couple passing references to China, which are not nearly enough, this speech was lacking in addressing other national security matters," David Wilezol, president of ghostwriting firm Seventh Floor Strategies and former chief speechwriter at the State Department, told Fox News Digital.
U.S soldiers stand guard along a perimeter at the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021.Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, was one observer who said he took particular offense to Biden's omission of Afghanistan. "It is shameful," he said, according to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Twitter account."And it’s further proof ofFox News' Adam Shaw, Kelly Laco, and Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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