Joseph Biden actually said...

I stand squarely behind my decision. We were clear-eyed about the risks. We planned for every contingency, but I always promised the American people that I would be straight with you. The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. So what`s happened? Afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. The Afghan military collapsed. 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.

Context

Biden addresses the rapid Taliban takeover and the collapse of the Afghan military, defending his decision to withdraw U.S. troops.

08/15/2021

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