08/31/2020
https://www.msnbc.com...
"The developments of the past week reinforced that ending U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan now was the right decision."
"I will not mislead the American people by claiming that just a little more time in Afghanistan will make all the difference, nor will I shrink from my share of responsibility for where we are today an..."
"I know there are concerns about why we did not begin evacuating Afghan civilians sooner. Part of the answer is some of the Afghans did not want to leave earlier, still hopeful for their country."
"We went to Afghanistan almost 20 years ago, with clear goals. Get those who attacked us on September 11th 2001 and make sure al Qaeda could not use Afghanistan as a base for which to attack us again. ..."