Fmr. Obama Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Made Me Feel Sick

GATES It was really ░░░░░░░░ for a few days ░░░░░░░░ I actually wasn t ░░░░░░░░ very well And I ░░░░░░░░ it was because of ░░░░░░░░ was happening in Kabul ░░░░░░░░ I was just so ░░░░░░░░ about the way it ░░░░░░░░ ended if you will ░░░░░░░░ I guess the other ░░░░░░░░ other feeling that I ░░░░░░░░ was that it probably ░░░░░░░░ not need to have ░░░░░░░░ out that way COOPER ░░░░░░░░ Biden said any withdrawal ░░░░░░░░ messy GATES Certainly the ░░░░░░░░ considers the withdrawal the ░░░░░░░░ dangerous part of an ░░░░░░░░ But they really had ░░░░░░░░ lot of time to ░░░░░░░░ beginning with the deal ░░░░░░░░ President Trump cut with ░░░░░░░░ Taliban So that was ░░░░░░░░ February of 2020 COOPER ░░░░░░░░ Gates who oversaw the ░░░░░░░░ in Iraq and Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ 2006 to 2011 told ░░░░░░░░ President Trump failed to ░░░░░░░░ properly for the evacuation ░░░░░░░░ Afghans who d helped ░░░░░░░░ U S fight the ░░░░░░░░ And Gates also believes ░░░░░░░░ Biden didn t act ░░░░░░░░ enough after announcing in ░░░░░░░░ he was pushing back ░░░░░░░░ Trump s deadline for ░░░░░░░░ U S withdrawal by ░░░░░░░░ months Biden It s ░░░░░░░░ for American troops to ░░░░░░░░ home GATES Once President ░░░░░░░░ reaffirmed that there was ░░░░░░░░ to be a firm ░░░░░░░░ date that s the ░░░░░░░░ at which I think ░░░░░░░░ should have begun bringing ░░░░░░░░ people out.”