Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal on 9/11 anniversary

INA-sources
 
 
President Biden, on Saturday, again defended the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, arguing that the vast majority of Americans wanted to get out -- and asking "How else could you get out?"
 
Biden was speaking to reporters in Shanksville, Pa., on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and was asked about whether the withdrawal of the U.S. forces at the end of August marks a new phase for the country.
 
Could Al Qaeda come back? Yeah. But guess what, it’s already back other places. What’s the strategy? Every place where al Qaeda is, we’re going to invade and have troops stay in?” the president told the reporters.
 
The US president, who has been heavily criticized for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31, reiterated that trying to unite Afghans was a mistake.
Biden considers that the Americans accomplished their mission by killing Osama bin Laden, the founder of Al-Qaeda, and neutralizing the jihadist network in its Afghan base.
 
The American intervention in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks, and eventually led to the United States being drawn into the longest war in its history.