A brutal ambush near the Farragut West Metro in Washington, D.C., left two West Virginia National Guard members gravely wounded and has shaken the capital to its core. What began as a routine foot patrol devolved into a targeted, calculated attack — a reminder that danger can arrive where the nation least expects it.
Authorities quickly identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the United States under post-withdrawal programs and who reportedly had worked alongside CIA-backed units in Afghanistan. That background makes this more than a criminal incident; it exposes glaring failures in vetting and oversight that allowed someone with paramilitary experience to slip into American streets.
From the first reports, the federal response has been decisive: the Trump administration moved to suspend Afghan-related immigration processing and launch sweeping reviews of asylum and parole cases tied to the chaotic evacuations that followed the fall of Kabul. This is not political theater — it’s necessary damage control after policies that prioritized paperwork over public safety.
Representative Nancy Mace tore into the policy failures on Fox News Live, calling the episode proof of the “devastating consequences” of the Biden-era withdrawal and praising the president for “fixing the grave mistakes” that followed. Mace argued bluntly that reassessing who was admitted under those programs is not only reasonable, it is mandatory if the administration is serious about protecting servicemembers and citizens.
Make no mistake: law enforcement is treating this as a possible act of terrorism, and the FBI has launched an intense investigation as the nation demands answers. The fact that a suspect with wartime experience could allegedly drive across the country and carry out an ambush outside the seat of power is a damning indictment of four years of lax border and immigration controls.
Patriots who love this country do not mince words — we will defend our people and our institutions. The president’s move to reevaluate admissions and tighten vetting is the kind of clear-eyed leadership long overdue after an era of appeasement and policy soft spots that cost lives.
If Washington truly values the men and women who put their lives on the line, it will back these reviews with resources, transparency, and real accountability — not excuses. Americans deserve borders that work, intelligence that is trusted, and leaders who prioritize the safety of servicemembers over political convenience; anything less is a betrayal of the oath those Guardsmen swore.
