Over 4,300 Veterans Praise Biden's Afghanistan Withdrawal: 'Right Thing to Do'
More than 4,300 veterans signed an open letter praising President Joe Biden's decision to end the war in Afghanistan, asserting that this was the "right thing to do."
The Taliban rapidly regained control of Afghanistan this month, retaking the capital Kabul last week—two weeks before the scheduled end of the U.S. withdrawal. Biden has faced substantial criticism for the chaotic end to the two-decade-long war, the longest in U.S. history. But the president has doubled-down in defense of the withdrawal, arguing that the U.S. had fully achieved its objectives in Afghanistan.
"We the undersigned are resolute in our support of President Biden's decision to end the war in Afghanistan," the thousands of veterans said in an open letter, which was published Friday by the political action committee VoteVets.
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Although VoteVets describes itself as progressive, it has previously endorsed Democrats and Republicans for office. Of those who signed the letter, VoteVets said that 150 had served in Afghanistan.
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