Psaki Confirmed in April that Some Military Leaders Advised Biden to Leave 2,500 Troops in Afghanistan

FISHER Thank you Jen ░░░░░░░░ you explain the Rationale ░░░░░░░░ why President Biden went ░░░░░░░░ the advice of military ░░░░░░░░ who recommended leaving 2 ░░░░░░░░ troops on the ground ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan PSAKI Well I ░░░░░░░░ that s an over ░░░░░░░░ of every military leader ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ ve all provided their ░░░░░░░░ of view on what ░░░░░░░░ advice is and we ░░░░░░░░ keep that private So ░░░░░░░░ can certainly speak to ░░░░░░░░ if you d like ░░░░░░░░ course I will say ░░░░░░░░ the President welcomed the ░░░░░░░░ welcomed at times disagreement ░░░░░░░░ what the appropriate path ░░░░░░░░ should be But his ░░░░░░░░ based on the assessments ░░░░░░░░ where our terrorist threat ░░░░░░░░ today the fact that ░░░░░░░░ has metastasized that it ░░░░░░░░ spread into many other ░░░░░░░░ of the world that ░░░░░░░░ can still we still ░░░░░░░░ have the ability to ░░░░░░░░ a presence in the ░░░░░░░░ where we can keep ░░░░░░░░ eye on the terrorist ░░░░░░░░ that it led him ░░░░░░░░ make to conclude that ░░░░░░░░ is the time for ░░░░░░░░ to leave I think ░░░░░░░░ s important also to ░░░░░░░░ that we have that ░░░░░░░░ view is that we ░░░░░░░░ t continue the cycle ░░░░░░░░ exp standing or expanding ░░░░░░░░ military footprint hoping to ░░░░░░░░ the ideal conditions for ░░░░░░░░ withdrawal No one will ░░░░░░░░ you unless someone has ░░░░░░░░ you and then tell ░░░░░░░░ that of course that ░░░░░░░░ should stay forever No ░░░░░░░░ commander wants to stay ░░░░░░░░ They insist that this ░░░░░░░░ not some insist this ░░░░░░░░ not in time the ░░░░░░░░ to leave some opponents ░░░░░░░░ his decision But his ░░░░░░░░ is that we ve ░░░░░░░░ having that argument that ░░░░░░░░ has been made for ░░░░░░░░ years and it has ░░░░░░░░ changed the outcome has ░░░░░░░░ made a military solution ░░░░░░░░ appealing or more effective ░░░░░░░░ So our Pentagon team ░░░░░░░░ that most military commanders ░░░░░░░░ the region and I ░░░░░░░░ t want to give ░░░░░░░░ names because I don ░░░░░░░░ want to you know ░░░░░░░░ any on background agreements ░░░░░░░░ you know they say ░░░░░░░░ most military commanders in ░░░░░░░░ region recommended that 2 ░░░░░░░░ troop level And if ░░░░░░░░ look at then candidate ░░░░░░░░ s own comments from ░░░░░░░░ a year ago he ░░░░░░░░ that he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ several thousand troops in ░░░░░░░░ So what changed between ░░░░░░░░ and then PSAKI He ░░░░░░░░ his team for a ░░░░░░░░ assessment he to make ░░░░░░░░ determination about the best ░░░░░░░░ forward I will remind ░░░░░░░░ that he has been ░░░░░░░░ who has long viewed ░░░░░░░░ the he opposed the ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan He has ░░░░░░░░ viewed the the presence ░░░░░░░░ military presence in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ something that was not ░░░░░░░░ constructive long term solution ░░░░░░░░ has been his consistent ░░░░░░░░ At the same time ░░░░░░░░ we have the ability ░░░░░░░░ have a pre work ░░░░░░░░ our partners in the ░░░░░░░░ to have a presence ░░░░░░░░ we can prevent in ░░░░░░░░ region to prevent to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves to keep an ░░░░░░░░ on the terrorist threat ░░░░░░░░ feels this is something ░░░░░░░░ is in our interest ░░░░░░░░ a country and now ░░░░░░░░ the time to do ░░░░░░░░