Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation say they’re angry and heartbroken about the terror attack at the Kabul airport that killed a dozen U.S. soldiers. Republican Senator Joni Ernst says it was foolish to leave the safety and security of Americans and our allies to the Taliban and it’s time to use the might of the U-S military. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says the mission remains the same — to get as many Americans and Afghan allies as possible out of the country by the end of the month.

Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa says the Biden Administration must ensure every single American out of Afghanistan before there are more lives lost. Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion says the withdrawal has been a colossal failure and President Biden — in her words — has the blood of Americans on his hands.