Biden to address end of Afghanistan War in Tuesday speech

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Source: The Hill

President Biden will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the end of the war in Afghanistan, which concluded Monday after 20 years when the final U.S. military planes left the country.

Biden, in a statement a short time after the Pentagon confirmed the end of the war, thanked the U.S. military for its service. He said he would offer a lengthier explanation on Tuesday or his decision not to extend the mission into September.

"For now, I will report that it was the unanimous recommendation of the Joint Chiefs and of all of our commanders on the ground to end our airlift mission as planned," Biden said. "Their view was that ending our military mission was the best way to protect the lives of our troops, and secure the prospects of civilian departures for those who want to leave Afghanistan in the weeks and months ahead."

"The Taliban has made commitments on safe passage and the world will hold them to their commitments," Biden said. "It will include ongoing diplomacy in Afghanistan and coordination with partners in the region to reopen the airport allowing for continued departure for those who want to leave and delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan."

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/570074-biden-to-address-end-of-afghanistan-war-in-tuesday-speech

[yaesu]

1. with all that is going on, this, covid, major storms its so relieving to know there is a real

president in charge, someone smart, caring and strong. That takes a lot of pressure off compared to what we had the last 4 yrs.

[NJCher]

2. 2:45 p.m.

there will be streaming channels for it on youtube, too.

[twodogsbarking]

3. There was no chance of a good outcome.

It is impressive to me that President Biden stepped up.

[Moebym]

5. If I may use a Nina Turner-ism,

The choice in Afghanistan was between a bowl of shit and half a bowl of shit.

In the end, we still ate shit.

It was a terrible analogy at the time, but it perfectly applies to the Afghanistan exit.

[Bengus81]

4. $300M per day for 20 years.........

Then Republicans claim that SS increases can't be afforded nor can quality health care for all at reasonable prices.

Fucking ridiculous!! Biden had the GUTS to end this nonsense once and for all!!

[Deminpenn]

6. A pugnacious speech!

Biden addressed every criticism and never waivered about the decision he made. Real leadership.

Wallace's first two guests were a woman who flat out lied about SIV visa processing, never once mentioning the 4 years Steven Miller spent slowing the program to a trickle, and ignoring what Psaki said about State Dept employees working overtime to clear the backlog of applications.

Then she had on that bloviating blowhard dude from Righteous Media.

[Paladin]

7. The post-speech Piss&Moan Extravaganza is on MSNBC right now. Avoid if possible.

Once again, I want to express my profound thanks to President Biden, for doing what his predecessors didn't have the guts to do: bringing a too-long, too-expensive, too-lethal, too-pointless war to an end.