Gunny
09-01-2021, 11:58 AM
As I've stated previously, he thinks he did a wonderful thing :rolleyes:
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 7:05 PM PT – Tuesday, August 31, 2021Joe Biden defended his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan by saying it could not have been more orderly. Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the U.S. completely pulled out of Afghanistan.
Biden was two hours late for his speech, which came 24 hours after the war officially ended. He took a combative and defensive tone after critics in the media lambasted his strategy as “chaotic.”
According to Biden however, the mission which left 13 U.S. service members and more than 180 Afghan citizens dead was an “extraordinary success.”
He went on to claim, “the extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of the United States military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals.”
Bide said the decision to pull out troops abruptly was that of a unanimous recommendation by leaders in the State Department, the Department of Defense and other commanders in the field. He said it was time to end this decades long war and acknowledged the terrorist presence in Kabul would remain strong.
“To ISIS-K, we are not done with you yet. As commander in chief, I firmly believe the best path to guard our safety and our security lies in the tough, unforgiving, targeted, precise strategy that goes after terror where it is today, not where it was two decades ago,” he explained. “That’s what’s in our national interest.”
Looking forward, Biden vowed to look after those who were trapped under the Taliban’s rule.
He went on to say, “we’ll continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid.”
Though there are no more U.S. personnel left in the war torn country, Biden signaled the U.S. would continue to be active in Afghanistan so as long as there’s still a terrorist threat.
https://www.oann.com/biden-defends-chaotic-afghanistan-withdrawal-calls-mission-extraordinary-success/
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 7:05 PM PT – Tuesday, August 31, 2021Joe Biden defended his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan by saying it could not have been more orderly. Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Tuesday for the first time since the U.S. completely pulled out of Afghanistan.
Biden was two hours late for his speech, which came 24 hours after the war officially ended. He took a combative and defensive tone after critics in the media lambasted his strategy as “chaotic.”
According to Biden however, the mission which left 13 U.S. service members and more than 180 Afghan citizens dead was an “extraordinary success.”
He went on to claim, “the extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of the United States military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals.”
Bide said the decision to pull out troops abruptly was that of a unanimous recommendation by leaders in the State Department, the Department of Defense and other commanders in the field. He said it was time to end this decades long war and acknowledged the terrorist presence in Kabul would remain strong.
“To ISIS-K, we are not done with you yet. As commander in chief, I firmly believe the best path to guard our safety and our security lies in the tough, unforgiving, targeted, precise strategy that goes after terror where it is today, not where it was two decades ago,” he explained. “That’s what’s in our national interest.”
Looking forward, Biden vowed to look after those who were trapped under the Taliban’s rule.
He went on to say, “we’ll continue to support the Afghan people through diplomacy, international influence, and humanitarian aid.”
Though there are no more U.S. personnel left in the war torn country, Biden signaled the U.S. would continue to be active in Afghanistan so as long as there’s still a terrorist threat.
https://www.oann.com/biden-defends-chaotic-afghanistan-withdrawal-calls-mission-extraordinary-success/