Seth Moulton: “Our Afghan allies and friends risked their lives, not just for their country, but for ours. They put their lives on the…”

“Our Afghan allies and friends risked their lives, not just for their country, but for ours. They put their lives on the line, not just for Afghanistan, but for America. And they are not just Afghan heroes, but American heroes, too. They risked their lives because we made a solemn promise to them: We have your backs. Because we said that we have their backs, they now have a target on theirs. Today, the Biden administration has heard the call of veterans across America who have said: Save our allies. Do the right thing by the promise that we made. They have heeded our calls to pursue an evacuation because there simply is not enough time for special immigrant visas to be processed. It is 80 days until our withdrawal. The average time to process an SIV is 800 days. Today is, therefore, a bright chapter in the long story of the advocacy of veterans all over this country, Democrat and Republican, who have called on the administration to execute a plan for evacuation. But the story is far from over. We need to see a detailed operational plan, including a way to collect our allies from across this war-torn country, a way to ensure that their family members are saved as well, and a clear plan to get them COVID vaccines so they can travel safely to other countries, or to Guam, and not carry a risk of carrying the disease.…”