As the White House tried to deflect blame for the serious of failures and inept planning, a spokesperson told ''Politicon'' that “there are a number of people deeply involved in Afghanistan that both have extensive experience working for President Biden as well as significant Pentagon experience – so your chalking it up to just Tony, Burns, Jake, Finer etc. is both inaccurate but minimizes the work of some of these other individuals who have been integral to the draw down in Afghanistan.” The spokesperson pointed to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [[Colin Kahl]], among others.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/08/30/biden-v-the-pentagon-494176</ref>
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As the White House tried to deflect blame for the inept planning and failures of Afghan exit, a spokesperson told ''Politico'' that “there are a number of people deeply involved in Afghanistan that both have extensive experience working for President Biden as well as significant Pentagon experience – so your chalking it up to just Tony, Burns, Jake, Finer etc. is both inaccurate but minimizes the work of some of these other individuals who have been integral to the drawdown in Afghanistan.” The spokesperson pointed to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [[Colin Kahl]], among others.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/08/30/biden-v-the-pentagon-494176</ref>