After 13 U.S. service members were killed in the Kabul airport bombing, some marines are losing confidence in their leadership.
Fox News reported, The U.S. Marine who was relieved of his command after criticizing his superiors over their handling of Afghanistan has submitted his resignation, citing a “lack of trust and confidence” in military leaders.
“I tender my resignation of commission in the U.S. Marine Corps, per the reference, and request an effective date of 11 September 2021,” Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller said in his resignation letter, which is dated Tuesday.
Scheller was a 17 year marine, who felt as though he could no longer trust his leaders to lead.
“My reason for submitting a letter of resignation: A lack of trust and confidence in your ability to lead,” Scheller said.
Scheller said that this resignation may cost him a $2 million pension. He however feels as though he doesn’t need “a single dollar.”
This is a powerful statement coming from someone who has dedicated so much of his life to the marine corps.
“Follow me and we will bring the whole f—ing system down. I am honorable and you can ask any Marine who served with me for 17 years. I dare you to ask them all and find out what I’m made of. We’re just getting started.” He said in a viral video.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan was a disaster, there’s no contending that. The fact of the matter is that 13 men and women of the United States armed forces were led to their deaths along with more than 80 Afghan civilians.
The U.S. was pinned down at the Kabul airport not by the Taliban, but by their own leadership, and negligence in the White House.