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President Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to evacuate all U.S. citizens and troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, providing the Taliban do not interfere with the evacuation. But Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran, says she does not see how it\u2019s possible to meet that deadline.\xa0\nThe notion that Americans and our Afghan partners can be evacuated by the end of the month \u201cis a fantasyland that has been developed by President Biden, by the administration,\u201d Ernst says. \u201cI don't see how we have everyone out by Aug. 31 and honor those commitments we've made to our own citizens and our Afghan partners.\u201d\nErnst served in the military for more than 23 years. In 2003, she was a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, and led 150 Iowa Army National Guardsmen during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ernst was the first female combat veteran to be elected to the Senate.\xa0\nThe current situation in Afghanistan is an \u201cinternational embarrassment\u201d that puts both \u201cAmericans and our allies in harm's way,\u201d\xa0the Iowa senator says.\nErnst joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to explain what the Taliban\u2019s takeover of Afghanistan could mean for America, and what the Biden administration needs to do to prevent further disaster.\xa0\nWe also cover these stories:\xa0\n\nSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., calls on the Biden administration to rethink its original Aug. 31 deadline for U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.\n\nVice President Kamala Harris rebukes China for its "coercion" and "intimidation" in the South China Sea.\xa0\n\nThe University of Notre Dame leprechaun mascot comes under fire for supposedly being "offensive.\u201d\xa0\n\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.