Top Biden aides reportedly offer to resign after Afghanistan withdrawal

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has reportedly offered to resign from President Biden’s administration. After a failed withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to a report by The Washington Post’s David Ignatius,

Ignatius, Washington Post columnist Speak to Sullivan and many of his colleagues as the Biden administration nears its end.

Several of Sullivan’s co-workers reportedly told Ignatius that Sullivan had offered to resign. And President Biden is insisting on the national security adviser staying on, according to reports.

Ignatius reported that the withdrawal of Afghanistan It “destroys early relationships” with the Biden administration’s national security team. And it created a conflict between Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The 2021 withdrawal cost the lives of dozens of American soldiers. and resulted in the Taliban group taking back control of this war-torn country.

“You cannot end a war like Afghanistan. Where you create dependency and disease. without the ending being complicated and challenging,” Sullivan told a Washington Post columnist. “The choice is: leave, and it won’t be easy. or last forever.”

Sullivan added: “Leaving Kabul makes (The United States) is free to deal with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in ways that may not be possible if we remain in place.”

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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a news conference. Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura (Reuters//Violeta Santos Moura)

Ignatius writes that the Pentagon resists Biden’s calls to withdraw U.S. troops. All left Afghanistan. and argue in support “2,500 troops remaining in Kabul.”

Sullivan reportedly shared the Defense Department’s concerns at first. Ignatius wrote It referred to two close advisers.

However, he committed to “loyally” supporting Biden’s withdrawal plan.

Alex Ward, national security reporter for the Wall Street Journal Author of “The Internationalists,” a book about the president’s foreign policy team. noted that consultants he spoke with for the book said none offered to resign.

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The White House and National Security Council did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Sullivan assessed his performance at the end of his interview with Ignatius.

“Are our alliances stronger? Yes. Were our enemies weaker? Yes. Did we get America out of war? Yes? Did we improve our strategic position competing with China while maintaining a strong relationship? Yes, we Strengthen America’s machinery? Is it economic and technological power?” he said.