Biden: It Was time to End the War in Afghanistan and Bring Our Troops Home, ‘And We Did’

Biden I can also ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ re the first president ░░░░░░░░ decades who s not ░░░░░░░░ a war in Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ his successor While we ░░░░░░░░ Bin Laden during the ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration the primary ░░░░░░░░ of war had been ░░░░░░░░ and I believe that ░░░░░░░░ forward the primary threat ░░░░░░░░ Al Qaeda will no ░░░░░░░░ be emanating from Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ from elsewhere And so ░░░░░░░░ do not need to ░░░░░░░░ sizable number of American ░░░░░░░░ in Afghanistan So when ░░░░░░░░ took office I had ░░░░░░░░ choice Ultimately I saw ░░░░░░░░ reason to keep thousands ░░░░░░░░ servicemen in Afghanistan I ░░░░░░░░ I have my schedule ░░░░░░░░ me and I keep ░░░░░░░░ my I don t ░░░░░░░░ don t have but ░░░░░░░░ keep it on the ░░░░░░░░ of my card the ░░░░░░░░ number of dead and ░░░░░░░░ that occurred in our ░░░░░░░░ war to remind myself ░░░░░░░░ spending hundreds of millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars a day We ░░░░░░░░ no longer doing that ░░░░░░░░ my view it was ░░░░░░░░ to end the war ░░░░░░░░ bring our troops home ░░░░░░░░ we did I commend ░░░░░░░░ courage of all those ░░░░░░░░ served in Afghanistan We ░░░░░░░░ all 2 461 Americans ░░░░░░░░ made the ultimate sacrifice ░░░░░░░░ the longest war in ░░░░░░░░ history and I grieve ░░░░░░░░ brave service members whose ░░░░░░░░ were lost during the ░░░░░░░░ We also thank those ░░░░░░░░ and outside of government ░░░░░░░░ have done so much ░░░░░░░░ help thousands of Afghan ░░░░░░░░ resettle in the United ░░░░░░░░ Remember critics said if ░░░░░░░░ ended the war it ░░░░░░░░ damage our alliances and ░░░░░░░░ threats to our homeland ░░░░░░░░ foreign inaudible terrorism out ░░░░░░░░ a safe haven in ░░░░░░░░ Neither has occurred Neither ░░░░░░░░ occurred Our alliance has ░░░░░░░░ strong.”