Joseph Biden actually said...

The choice was leave or escalate. There is no such thing as low risk, low cost, low cost war.

Let me be clear, leaving August the 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline, it was designed to save American lives.

there's no such thing as a low-grade, low-risk way to stay in a country that ain't yours, and stay there with people who -- in a culture tha...

We have to really think about what is in our vital national interest.