Joe Biden said "It was time to be honest with the American people again. We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan. After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation of America`s sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 31, 2021

It was time to be honest with the American people again. We no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan. After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, I refused to send another generation of America`s sons and daughters to fight a war that should have ended long ago.

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Joe Biden

Democratic · Delaware

Source

msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden emphasizes the need for honesty regarding the purpose of the Afghanistan war and his decision to end it.

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