The Biden administration is facing criticism for its defense of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after it released a summary of its after action review on Thursday.

"For all this talk of chaos, I didn't see it from my perch," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. "I just don't buy the whole argument of chaos."

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Kirby's comments disputing the chaotic characterization spurred criticism.

“John Kirby described the withdrawal as not being chaotic at all. For those of us who’ve been over there and for the Americans that were left behind, that’s contrary to everything we saw," Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and a member of the member of House Armed Services and House Foreign Affairs committees, told the Washington Examiner in a statement.

Chad Robichaux, a former Marine and Pentagon Contractor who deployed to Afghanistan numerous times, criticized Kirby specifically, arguing that he was protecting the Biden administration.

"One of the biggest lies in this week's brief is the presentation of John Kirby as a former admiral and military advisor. Kirby has had seven jobs since 2015: three were being a spokesman for Obama, three as a spokesman for Biden and a military and diplomatic analyst for CNN," he told the Washington Examiner in a statement. "He is a long way from 1986 when he raised his hand in an oath to serve the American people. His loyalty is to protecting corrupt politicians in DC — not the people. It is no shocker when Biden or his clown show press secretaries lie, but to have a former US Navy Admiral do the same is a national tragedy."

The U.S. military was set to depart at the end of August 2021, and the Taliban were rapidly gaining territory throughout the country. The Kabul airport where the evacuations were taking place was swarmed daily by Afghans frantically hoping to leave the country.

While Kirby defended the withdrawal, the 12-page unclassified summary of the after action review of the withdrawal noted that the administration should have begun evacuating people from Afghanistan sooner. In learning this lesson, the United States pulled its embassy personnel in Ethiopia and Ukraine despite objections from both governments "when faced with a degrading security situation."

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Former U.S. Marine Mark Geist, a veteran of the Battle of Benghazi, criticized the administration for what he described as "a failure in leadership."

"For one to blame their mistakes and failures on someone else is a failure in leadership," he told the Washington Examiner in a statement. "It shows that you have no integrity, no fortitude. And to be the mouthpiece of that person or administration is a disgrace. He’s a failure to our military, military contractors, our Afghani Allies and our civilians serving in Afghanistan, in support of America’s mission for the last 20+ years."