What’s happening now could just as easily happen five years ago or 15 years in the future. We have to be honest. Our mission in Afghanistan has taken many missteps, made many missteps over the last two decades. I am now the fourth American…

I will bring home any American who wants to come home.

It is wrong to order American troops to step up when Afghanistan's own armed forces would not.

There is no good time to leave Afghanistan, 15 years ago would have been a problem, 15 years from now, the basic choice is, am I going to send your sons and your daughters to war in Afghanistan, in Afghanistan in perpetuity.

The past week has been heartbreaking. We have seen gut-wrenching images of panicked people acting out of sheer desperation. You know, it's completely understandable. They're frightened. They're sad, uncertain what happens next. I don't…

American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.

The past week has been heartbreaking. We've seen gut-wrenching images of panicked people, acting out of sheer desperation.

What interests do we have in Afghanistan at this point with al Qaeda gone? We went to Afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of al Qaeda in Afghanistan, as well as, as well as getting Osama bin Laden. And we did. What is the…

There is just no elegant way to end a losing war.

I am making the same commitment to any Afghans who want to get out.

No, they didn`t. It was split. That wasn`t true. That wasn`t true.

President Joe Biden is standing by his decision to withdraw from the war, refusing to call it a mistake in the face of bipartisan criticism.

Unfortunately, as we`ve seen throughout this pandemic, some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures, that is, children wearing masks in school, into political disputes for their own political gain. Some are even trying to…

I don’t think any one of us can see these pictures, and not feel that pain on a human level.

The President says build back better and he says build back better for a reason.

I hope. I hope you'll go to vaccines.gov this weekend and make your appointment for next week. Because again, it's coming. What you asked for is coming.

I don't think anyone -- I don't think any one of us can see these pictures and not feel that pain on a human level.

The political leaders of Afghanistan were unable to come together for the good of their people, unable to negotiate for the future of their country when the chips were down.