Joe Biden said the withdrawal from Afghanistan was his decision – he announced it, he managed it, and he bragged about it.
Biden on July 8: “Earlier today, I was briefed by our senior military and national security leaders on the status of the drawdown of U.S. forces and allied forces in Afghanistan. When I announced our drawdown in April, I said we would be out by September, and we're on track to meet that target. Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31st. The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart. Our military commanders advised me that once I made the decision to end the war, we needed to move swiftly to conduct the main elements of the drawdown. And in this context, speed is safety. And thanks to the way in which we have managed our withdrawal, no one - no one U.S. forces or any forces have - have been lost. Conducting our drawdown differently would have certainly come with an increased risk of safety to our personnel.”
FLASHBACK: Joe Biden said the timeline and manner of the withdrawal from Afghanistan was his decision. pic.twitter.com/hlsaFCBESw
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Now his administration is shamefully trying to deflect blame as Biden hides from the American people. Enough lying. This was Biden’s Afghanistan failure, and Americans deserve a president that takes responsibility for his actions instead of hiding and falsely insisting he is not at fault.
Now, as Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, Americans are left asking, where is Joe Biden?
