National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby outlined a report on the withdrawal in Afghanistan to be released to Congress by the White House.
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“The President's decision to end the war in Afghanistan was the right one,” Kirby said during a press briefing Thursday. "The United States had long ago accomplished its mission to remove from the battlefield the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11."
The White House released a document Thursday that blamed the Trump administration for setting the stage for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan by lowering U.S. troop levels there and negotiating with the Taliban without consulting allies or the Afghan government.
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Lies
Right move, lmfao 🤣 botched withdrawal, tell the truth
Lmao. Riiiighht Xidens the hottest thing since sliced bread. Ya heard
Newsflash: soldiers die in wars.
Read the Doha agreement
LIARS… What they do to protect themselves
Friendly reminder that the US military is still active in Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and Niger.
When are they withdrawing from those places?
Retreating from a battle is a role against the art of war book
The “Afghanistan Papers”. 20 years of public lies/20 years of private truths.