In the last few days the world watched in horror as they did Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan and the country’s government, led by Ashraf Ghani, collapsed. This week’s events come after US forces, which have been stationed in Afghanistan for twenty years, began withdrawing earlier this year.
On Monday, US President Joe Biden gave his first speech since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. In the 15-minute speech, he said, among other things, that he stood by his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. He said, “I am the President of the United States and the money stops with me.”
Here are ten key points from US President Joe Biden’s speech.
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“I AM SQUARE BEHIND MY DECISION”
In view of the global criticism of the United States’ handling of the situation in Afghanistan, US President Joe Biden said he stood by his decision to withdraw American troops from the war-torn country after twenty years.
Joe Biden said he had to decide whether to stick to a previously negotiated agreement to withdraw US troops this year or send thousands more soldiers back to Afghanistan to fight a “third decade” of war.
He said he had inherited the deal from former President Donald Trump with the Taliban, according to which after 1.
Biden said he’d rather take the current criticism than pass the issue on to a fifth US president. He said it was time to end the US’s longest war in twenty years and it was the right decision for his nation.
“TRUTH IS, SHE RELAXED VERY FAST”
During his speech, Joe Biden admitted, “I always made promises to Americans that I would be honest with them. The truth is, this worked out faster than we expected, even though we had planned for any emergency.”
He acknowledged the “heartbreaking” images coming from Afghanistan and said the misery was “deeply personal”.
However, he added, “After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that it … never a good time to retire US armed forces. More years in Afghanistan would have made no difference. US troops carried the brunt of the burden for them [Afghans]. “
“US FORCES SHOULD NOT DIE IN WAR AFGHANS WHO DO NOT WANT TO FIGHT”
Commenting on the reasons behind the Taliban’s rapid takeover in Afghanistan, Joe Biden said, “Afghan political leaders have given up and fled the nation.
“We spent over a trillion dollars. We gave the Afghans every chance. But we couldn’t give them the will to fight for their future,” said Joe Biden.
The US President claimed that the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was justified because the “American forces shouldn’t have to die in a war that Afghan troops were not ready to fight themselves. “
“How many more generations of American sons and daughters are to lose their lives indefinitely in a war?” asked Joe Biden.
“GHANI DIDN’T PREPARE AFGHANISTAN FOR CIVIL WAR”
US President Joe Biden said Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani had failed to prepare the country for civil war.
“When I met Ghani in June and spoke to him on the phone in July, we had a very clear conversation. We’ve talked about preparing Afghanistan for civil war after the U.S. military pulls the government out to work for the people and the need for Afghan leaders to unite politically. You didn’t do any of this, “said Joe Biden.
He added that he had advised Ashraf Ghani to seek a political settlement with the Taliban, but they did not succeed in that either.
“WILL NOT REPEAT PAST ERRORS”
In his address on Monday, US President Joe Biden said: The US will not repeat past mistakes.
“We will not repeat the mistake of staying indefinitely and fighting in a conflict that is not in our national interest, doubling a civil war in a foreign country, trying to re-establish a country through endless military use by US Rebuild forces, “said Joe Biden said.
He also added: “Our real rivals China and Russia would want nothing more than that we continue to smuggle billions of dollars and resources into Afghanistan indefinitely.” The US, he claimed, was making the right decision in withdrawing its troops.
“OUR FOCUS WAS NEVER NATION-BUILDING”
US President Joe Biden said: America’s focus was never on nation building or building democracy in Afghanistan. It was supposed to prevent another terrorist attack on US soil.
“It was always our decision to catch those who attacked us, and we did it. We got Osama,” said the US president.
The US should now focus on “today’s threats, not yesterday’s”. He said terrorism exists well beyond Afghanistan and these new threats require US attention and resources.
“WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING AFGHANS”
However, President Joe Biden said the US will continue to support the Afghan people through its diplomacy, international influence and humanitarian aid.
“We are concentrating on what is possible in Afghanistan now. We will continue to support the people. We will lead with our diplomacy, our international influence and our humanitarian aid. We will push for regional diplomacy to prevent violence and instability, and we will continue to stand up for the basic rights of the Afghan people, “said Joe Biden.
Joe Biden said current US action in Afghanistan includes deploying 6,000 US troops to aid the departure of thousands of US and allied nationals from the war-torn region. In addition, US security forces will attempt to evacuate vulnerable Afghan citizens to safety outside their own country.
“AFGHAN GOVT REJECTED US FROM THE EARLIER EVACUATION”
Why those The US did not start evacuations sooner, US President Joe Biden said the Afghan government had stopped them.
“I know there are concerns about why we didn’t start evacuating Afghan civilians earlier. Part of the answer is that some of the Afghans didn’t want to leave, still hopeful for their country,” said Joe Biden.
“And that is also because the Afghan government and its supporters prevented us from organizing a mass exodus in order not to, as they said, trigger a crisis of confidence,” he continued.
“EXACTLY MONITORING THE SITUATION”
US President Joe Biden said: “My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and have been quick to implement the plans we had put in place to respond to every constituency and eventuality, including the quick one Collapse we see. ” now.”
“Will react with devastating force if US personnel are attacked”
Joe Biden reiterated his support for the troop withdrawal, saying: when the Taliban attack US personnel, the US will respond with “devastating violence” if necessary. He also said the response would be quick and decisive.
In a stern warning to the Taliban, Joe Biden said, “If they attack our personnel or disrupt our operation, the US will react quickly and forcefully.
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