This evacuation mission is dangerous and involves risks to our armed forces. I cannot promise what the final outcome will be or what it will be, that it will be without risk of loss, but as commander in chief, I can assure you that I will…

This is one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history. And the only country in the world capable of projecting this much power on the far side of the world with this degree of precision is the United States of America.

Just yesterday, among the many Americans we evacuated, 169 Americans who over the -- we`ve got over the wall into the airport using military assets.

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.

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…

I think the polling and just they suggest most people in the U.S. even recognizing the tragedies that are happening right now, that even recognizing that there are -- this was not -- not a wise use of American power.

It would not be a great thing to happen.

There`s no good time to leave Afghanistan. Getting out would be messy no matter when it occurred.

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

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.

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

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

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…

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

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.

No. Not at -- not in terms of whether we were going to get out in a timeframe all troops. They didn`t argue against that.

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.