Senator stops key military promotion linked to historic Afghanistan departure
A high-ranking Army officerʼs career advancement hits unexpected roadblock in Senate. The promotion delay connects to his role during Americaʼs final military operations in Afghanistan
Senator Markwayne Mullin placed a hold on Lt Gen Christopher Donahueʼs four-star promotion‚ creating a road-block for the decorated commanders advancement (who was picked by President Biden to lead US forces in Europe and Africa)
The Pentagonʼs spokesperson Sabrina Singh confirmed the hold situation but didnt provide additional details about the case; the timing connects to events from bout 3 years ago when Donahue led the 82nd Airborne Division
Donald Trump and his supporters take issue with the military pull-out from Afghanistan: he made it clear that he wants to take action against those involved in the withdrawal — “You have to fire people when they do a bad job we never fire anybody“
The iconic green-tinted night-vision image of Donahue — the last US soldier departing Kabul aboard a C-17 transport plane has become a well-known symbol of Americas end in Afghanistan
The finest officer I ever served with Chris Donahue is a generational leader who is now being held up for political purposes At the tip of the spear defending this country for over three decades he is now a political pawn
The Senateʼs unique rules allow any single law-maker to slow-down military promotions: this means one person can affect career paths of high-ranking service-members even if the other 99 senators support the nomination
