House Foreign Affairs Leaders View Afghan Dissent Cable; McCaul Wants All Committee Members to See It

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), a ranking member of the committee, viewed on May 23 a dissent cable from the time of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The two viewed the dissent cable at the State Department, said McCaul.
“Although I cannot discuss the classified information in the cable, I can say the dissenters were right–and the administration should have listened,” said McCaul in a statement.
The committee subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken in March for the cable, which, as The Wall Street Journal first reported, shows the U.S. Embassy in Kabul warning the State Department about the Taliban quickly gaining ground and the Afghan forces falling apart. They gave suggestions on how to expedite an evacuation and alleviate the situation….}