Grammy nominated Grammy nominated, recording artist, John Ondrasik, oh five for fighting, has released a new song calling out Joe Bidens failures in Afghanistan and his abandonment of our fellow Americans, their families green card holders, thousands of them tens of thousands of afghan allies, its called blood on my hands. With his permission, we took the liberty of putting some video to accompany this song that has now gone viral. Its almost become an anthem around the country. Take a look gunfire, got blood on my hands, got blood on my hands and I dont understand

whats happening theres blood on these hands. If there is citizens left, we are going to stay until we get them all out them all out. Americans left to the Taliban Taliban. Now. How is that happening? Winkin, Blinken cant, you look me in the eye. Lets take a step back. This is manifestly not Saigon. When did you decide? This will defend your sacred motto:

logistical success of tactical failure. Got blood on my hands. Got blood on my hands. Got blood on my hands: got blood on my hands flag of the Taliban flag of the Taliban over Afghanistan. Will you recognize the Taliban government joining me now singer, songwriter John Ondrasik is playing tomorrow night. He has been touring all over the country. He is on the upper West side in New York City on Broadway. We have been friends a long time that ive known you for a long time.

Youre, really not that political, political. This hit you hard ill, be honest, John. It is day fifty one we abandoned Americans, their families, green card holders eligible to be here. Thousands of them tens of thousands of allies, walk us through the process. You dont usually do political songs, although Superman would need to be exception. Sean. I had no intention of writing a song. I take no joy in writing this song, but when we saw those images, it certainly shook all of us when our thirteen soldiers were killed. I was very angry like so many I banged on my piano. It didnt take shape the song until I got a call from a friend after our troops had left. She said I need to contact. She said I need to contact,

because I am organizing evacs for amcits youre going to rescue Americans. We left behind. There was silence on the line I couldnt believe we were living in that world. Finally, when the president gave his extraordinary success speech, I was hoping General Milley and General Austin would come out. Give us some clarity on it, because I know that they knew. That was not the case. They echoed the same. What a great airlift line and narrative to distract from their failures that scared me. I wrote those lines in the song wrote itself. I took no joy in putting out. I put it up, because somebody in the arts had to say it its an amazing thing that youre saying no joy. Writing it. No joy putting it out. Youve had massive hits one hundred years, Riddle Superman

when I spoke to you about this because it has gone so viral, I said: are you aware of whats happening here? You were. You are very aware that the song was has almost become an anthem for our military, guys, guys that did many tours. Then you told me what the reaction is when you sing this song on stage now, which will be doing in New York tomorrow. It is surreal, like nothing ive, ever seen at the end of my show. I asked my quartet to leave and I take a few minutes before I play the song and put into context for everyone, its a moral message, not a political message. The american promise matters. No man left behind matters, accountability, matters when I seen the song youll hear soldiers screaming hoorah youll, hear people crying ill, have veterans, regular citizens across the clinical

spectrum. Come up to me, some of the veterans, cant even talk. They are so ashamed that we left those behind that they fought with some of our military heroes are down there. They have drained their bank accounts, they have quit their jobs, they went down to save those that save their lives and they are risking their lives as we speak, the american promise is not dead. Our government has abandoned it. Take heart, people are doing it. Imagine the state department the same ones, who said you might want to make your way to the airport, but we cant guarantee your safety. This was so preventable because we saw the Taliban moving forward in March and April and May and June and July. The afghan army collapsing, as Joe Biden was praising them in July. You watch how preventable this is. We have full control. We could have gotten every single person out of there all of our military equipment out of there they didnt do it.

Then they take a victory lap and then they talk about turning the page. They are abandoned behind enemy lines. They are hostages to a terrorist group. That is not an America. I recognize its, not political for me either. This is the greatest shame in America. In a generation, if we dont admit our complicity, we have accountability. This is going to fester in our moral soul and it will continue to erode the Biden. Administration may not have accountability for Blinken and Milley and Austin Stephen thanks for being with.