and still, the women and men in the united states military or diplomatic corps and intelligence professionals did their job and did it well risking their lives not for professional gains, but to serve others. not an emission of war, but in the mission of mercy. 20 service members were wounded in the service of this mission. 13 heroes gave their lives. i was just a dover air force base. for the dignified transfer. we owe them in their families, a debt of gratitude. we can never repay, but we should never, ever, ever forget. in april, i made a decision. the end of the war is part of that decision. we set the date of august 31st for american troops to withdraw. this sumption was that more than 300000 african national security forces that we had trained over the past 2 decades and

equipped would be a strong adversary in their civil wars with a tale bond. that assumption that the afghan government would be able to hold on for a period of time beyond military drop down turned out not to be accurate. but i still instructed our national security team to prepare for every eventuality, even that one. and that's what we did. so we were ready when the ap can security forces after 2 decades of fighting for their country and losing thousands of their own and not whole lot as long as anyone expected. we are ready when they, the people of afghanistan, watch their own government collapse. and the president, flea made the corruption of malfeasance, handing over the country to their enemy, the tale bond, and significantly increase the rest to us personnel and our allies as

a result to safely extract american citizens before august 31st. as well as embassy personnel. allies in partners and those afghans would work with us and fought alongside of us for 20 years. i had authorized 6000 troops. american troops to couple help secure the airport. as gentle mackenzie said, this is the way the mission was designed. it was designed, operated, or severe stress, an attack, and that's what it did. since march. we reached out 19 times to americans in afghanistan with multiple warnings and offers to help them leave afghanistan all way back as far as march. after we started the evacuation 17 days ago,

we did initial outreach in analysis and identified around 5000 americans who decided earlier to stay in afghanistan. but now wanted to leave our operation allied rescue and of getting more than 5500 americans out. we got out thousands of citizens and diplomats from those countries that went now to end up getting stand with us to get a lot. and we got out locally employed staff in the united states embassy and their families totally roughly 2500 people. we got thousands of afghan translators, in interpreters and others who supported the united states out as well. now we believe that about 100 or 200 americans, we may, nap, can stand with some intention to leave. most of those remain our doors citizens,

long time residence where early decided to stay because of their family routes that can stand. the bottom line, 90 percent of americans in afghanistan wanted to leave, were able to leave. and for those remaining americans, there is no deadline. we remain committed to get them out if they want to come out sex, age se blinking is leading the continued diplomatic efforts to ensure a safe passage for any american afghan partner or foreign national. who wants to lead afghans? in fact, yes. yesterday, the united nations security council passed the resolution sent a clear message, while the international community expects the tale bond to deliver on moving forward, notably, freedom of travel, freedom to leave. together we are joined by over $100.00 countries

that are determined to make sure the tale bon appalls, those commitments. it will include ongoing efforts and i can stand to reopen the airport as well as over land roots allowing for continued departure for those who want to leave and deliver humanitarian assistance to the people of afghanistan. the tale bond has made public commitments, broadcast on television and radio across app can stand on safe passage for anyone want to leave, including those who worked alongside americans. we don't take them by their word alone, but by their actions. we have leverage to make sure those commitments are met. let me be claire, the lady august. the 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline. it was designed to save american lives. my predecessor, the former president,

signed an agreement with the tale bon to remove us troops. fine may the 1st, just months after i was inaugurated, it included no requirement of tale. bon work out a cooperative governor arrangement with the afghan government. but it did authorize the release of $5000.00 prisoners last year, including some of the tale bonds, top bore commanders among those who just took control of afghanistan. by the time i came to office, the tale bar was in his strongest military position since 2001. controlling or contrasting nearly half the country. the previous administration is agreement said that if we stuck to the may 1st deadline that they had signed on leave by a tale bod wouldn't attack any american forces. but if we stayed,

all bets were off. so we're left with a simple decision either follow through the commit, maybe the last administration and leave afghanistan or say we weren't leaving and commit another tens of thousands more troops. going back to war. that was the choice, the real choice between leaving or escalating i was not going to extend this forever war and i was not extending forever exit to decision to end the military left operations that couple airport was based on you, nana recommendation. my civilian and military advisors, a secretary state, the secretary defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and all the service chiefs and the commanders in the field. their recommendation was that the safest way to secure the

passage of very many americans and others out of the country was not to continue as 6000 troops on the ground in harm's way, in cabal, rather to get them out through non military means. in the 17 days we operated in cub all after the tale, bon seize power, we engage in and around the clock effort to provide every american opportunity to leave our state tomorrow was working 247, contacting and talking and in some cases, walking americans into the airport, again, more than 5500 americans were lifted out. and for those remain, we will make arrangements to get them out if they so choose. as for the

afghans we are our partners ever left at 100000 of them. no country in history has done more to airlift out the residence of another country, and we have done it will continue to work to help more people leave the country. we're at risk we're far from done for now. i urge all americans to join me in grateful prayer for our troops and diplomats and intelligence officers who carried out this mission of mercy in cub all, in a tremendous risk with such and parallel results and aramis and their lives that evacuated tens of thousands to a network of volunteers in veterans who up the den, a fire, those needed evacuation, guide them to the airport and provided them for their support along the way. we're

going to continue to need their help. we need your help and i'm looking forward to meeting with you. and to everyone who is now offering or who will offer to welcome afghan allies to their homes around the world, including in america. we thank you. i take responsibility for the decision. now some say we should have started master evacuation sooner. and couldn't this be done had been done in a more orderly manner. i respectfully disagree. imagine if we began evacuation in june or july, bringing in thousands american troops and evacuated more than a 120000 people in the middle of a civil war. there still would have been a rush to the airport, a breakdown and competence in control the government. and it still would have been

very difficult and dangerous mission. the bottom line is there is no evacuation evacuation from the end of a war that you can run without the kinds of complexities, challenges, threats. we faced none. those who would say we should have stayed indefinitely for years on it. they ask, why don't we just keep doing what we were doing? why do we have to change anything? the fact is, everything had changed. my predecessor had made a deal with the tale mine. and i came in office, we faced the deadline, may 1. the taller bon onslaught was coming, we faced one of 2 choices, followed the agreement of the previous administration, and extended to have or extend,

have more time for people to get out or send in thousands and more troops, and escalate the war. to those asking for a 3rd decade of war and afghans. dan, i ask, what is the vital national interest? in my view, we only have one to make sure afghan is stand, can never be used again to launch an attack on our homeland. remember while we went to have kind of stand in the 1st place, because we were attacked by osama bin laden and al qaeda was september 11th, 2001 and they were based in afghanistan. we delivered justice to ben lawton and may 2nd 2011 over a decade ago or kylie was decimated from

respectfully suggest you ask yourself this question. we been attacked on september 11th, 2001 from yemen instead of afghanistan. would we have ever gone to war in afghanistan? even though the tale bon control that can stand in the year 2001 i believe the honest answer is no. as because we had no vital interests that canister in other than to prevent an attack on american homeland and our friend, our friends. that's true. today we succeeded what we set out to do and had canister over a decade ago. and we stayed for another decade. it was timed and this war this is a new world. the terror threat has metastasize across the world. well beyond afghanistan, we face threats from l. sure. bob in somalia,

al qaeda affiliates in syria and iraq peninsula and isis attempting to create a kayla fight in syria and iraq and establishing affiliates across the african asia . fundamental obligation of a president in my opinion, is been defend and protect america. not against threats of 2001, but against the threats of 2021 and tomorrow. that is the guiding principle behind my decisions. but i can stand, i simply do not believe that the safety and security of america is enhanced by continuing deploy thousands of american troops and spending billions of dollars a year. and again, i also know that from tears and continues in this pernicious and evil nature. but as changes expanded to other countries,

our strategy has to change to we all maintain the fight against there's enough ghana span and other countries. we just don't need to fight a ground war to do it wherever it's called over the rise in capabilities. which means we can stripe terrorist and targets without american boots on the ground. are very few as needed. we've shown that capacity just the last week. we struck isis k remotely. days after they murdered 13 of our service members. dozens of innocent afghans into ices k. we are not done with you yet. as commander in chief, i firmly believe the best past, the guard our safety and our security lies the tough, unforgiving, targeted,

precise travin. she goes after tara, where it is a day, not where it was 2 decades ago. that's what's in our national interest. and here's a critical thing to understand. the world is changing. we're engage the serious competition with china. we're dealing with the challenges a multiple french with russia. were confronted with cyber attacks. and nuclear proliferation. went ashore for merge, competitive to meet these new challenges in the competition for the 21st century. we could do both fighters and, and take on new threats that are here now. and will continue to be here in the future. and there is nothing china or russia would rather have, would want more in this competition in the united states to be bogged down another

decade in afghanistan. as we turn the page. and the foreign policy is guided our nation or nation last 2 decades. got to learn from our mistakes to me or to that are perma. first, we must said mission with clear achievable goals. not one's will never reach. and 2nd mistake clearly focused on the fundamental national security interest of the united states of america. this decision about garrison is not just about cancer and spout in need an era of major military operations to re make other countries we saw mission of counterterrorism in chemist in getting

a terrorist and stop in attacks. morph into a counter insurgency. nation building, trying to create a democratic cohesive in united again, is that something that has never been done over many centuries and history. we know from that mindset and those kind of large scale truth deployments will make us stronger and more effective and safer at home. for anyone gets their id or let me say clearly to those who wish america harm to those engage in terrorism against us. our allies know this. united states will never rest. we will not forgive me, i will not forget, i will hunt you down to the edge of the earth and we will you will pay the ultimate price. let me be cleared will continue to support the afghan people through

diplomacy. international influence and humanitarian aid will continue to push for regional diplomacy, engagement, read violence, and stability. will continue to speak out for the basic great to the afghan people, especially women and girls. as we speak up for women and girls all around the go. and i've been clear that human rights will be the center of our foreign policy. but the way to do that is not through endless military deployments. but through diplomacy, economic tours and real rally in the rest of the world for support. my fellow americans, the war in afghanistan is now over i'm the 4th president was face the issue of whether and when to end this war. when i was running for president, i made

a commitment to the american people that i would end this war. today. i've honored that commitment, it was time to be honest with the american people again. we no longer had a clear purpose in an open ended mission and afghan stan. after 20 years of war in afghanistan, i refuse to send another generation, america's sons and daughters to fight a war should have ended long ago. after more than 2 trillion dollars spent that ganesh stan, cross researchers, a brown university, estimated would be over $300000000.00 a day for 20 years nap ganawe's dance for 2 decades. yes, the american people to hear this $300000000.00 a day for 2 decades. you take the number of one trillion as many say that's still

a $150000000.00 a day for 2 decades. what have we lost as a consequence in terms of opportunities. i refused to continue the war. there was no longer in the service of the vital national interest of our people than most of all after $800000.00 americans, serina ghana, stan, i'm travel that whole country brave and honorable service. after the 20744 american servicemen and women injured and the loss of 2461 american personnel, including 13 lives, was just this week. i refused to open another decade of warfare against him. we've been a nation too long at war for 20 years all to day. you have never known in america peace. so i here we could've should've

continued the so called low grade effort afghan. stan at low risk to our service members at low cost. i don't think enough people understand how much we have as of the one percent of this country who put that uniform, aren't willing to put their lives in the line in defense of our nation. maybe because my deceased son bow served in iraq for a full year before that well, maybe it's because of what i've seen over the years. as senator vice president and president traveling these countries, lot of our veterans and their families are gone through hell. deployment after deployment months in years away from their families. miss birthdays, anniversaries, empty, chairs have holidays. financial struggles, divorces,

loss of land, traumatic brain injury. post traumatic stress. we see in the struggles many have when they come home. we see it in the strain on their families, caregivers. we see the strain of their families when they're not there. we see it in the grief born by their survivors. a cost of war they will carry with them their whole lives. most tragically. we see in the shockey, it is funny statistic. it should give pause to anyone who thinks war can ever be low grade, low risk or low cost. a teen veterans on average, who die by suicide every single day in america?

not in a foreign place, but right here in america there's not a low grade, low risk or low cost about any war. it's time to end the war in afghanistan. because we close 20 years of war and strife and pain sacrifice. it's time to look the future at the past to future that safer to future as more secure to future. the honors those who served and all those who gave would president lincoln called their last full measure of devotion. i gave my word with all my heart. i believe this is the right decision, a wise decision and the best decision for milk. thank you. thank you and may god bless you all. may god protect our troops from

the okay, we're just listening to the american president joe biden give a very powerful speech about his reasons for throwing american troops from us can stand. he went through a lot of points starting 1st with the l. f which he praised, he went on to blame the afghan government that can pitch relation to the taliban, which caused a very difficult problem. the us and its allies. he said that some withdrawing was based on withdrawing the troops as based on the vice from his top military advisors . and he went on to say that he felt that the previous administration, donald trump, is alive the taliban to gain a foothold in afghanistan and originally set a deadline of may. the 1st were pulling out joe by and decided that that should be extended. and also decided that a withdrawal was necessary and an escalation of the conflict was naughty,

then talked very much in broader terms about american intervention isn't and went on to say that he felt that the year and now had changed. and that should be the end of military operations to remake other countries and nation building. so a lot to talk about them. we can do that and i would just in robot young, he's host of the politics politics, policy podcast. as i said, the, just in a lot to go through, but i mean, i'm quite came to stop and what he ended on because he was talking about a complete shift in foreign policy for america. that's what it think. well, really, it's the more popular position in terms of polling right now for people across the aisle. this is where the joe biden administration had wanted the conversation about afghanistan to be the entire time. they want to get credit for ending the war. and the thing that's happened over the last half month, where we've seen things sho,

discombobulated, seemingly happy hazard. multiple messaging from the biden white house that then was seemingly contradicted, including how and when they were going to get people out, a withdrawal that was seemingly on the time table of the taliban. that is something they want behind them. and so instead, they want us to focus on the fact that a war is over, and biden should get credit for. it didn't seem to accept any blame a told it even is very sort of precise and where the plane lied, particularly with the african forces and particularly with the trump administration, is st. well, the trump will start with trump and then we'll get into the afghan government number one. i find it very curious in terms of the bi messaging on whether or not you saw it. even in this speech is the afghan withdrawal, a grand bipartisan effort, because both trump and bite and very much wanted to end forever wars. and i do

genuinely believe that both of them do actually agree on mad or is this an absolute disaster? because donald trump and his foreign policy team had added by secretary mike, pompey o handcuffed the united states into a position that biden couldn't get out. it's a little rich that joe biden seems so particularly hamstrung by donald trump's deal with the taliban. when biting has had no similar problems ripping up and rewriting other decisions that donald trump has made both domestic and foreign. but that's where we are right now. i found that to be a little bit mix messaging as to the afghan government. look, it appears that we have had a lot of information that the afghan government was corrupt, did not have a mandate from the people, and was susceptible to be toppled in july. biden did not seem to think that was the case within days of us beginning to do move out of afghan as dan. they did

exactly just that. so there's, there's a little bit of, you know, blame shifting there, that it's are billions of dollars that we invested. it's our commitment to the country and it's people that we would theoretically be protecting the fact that we had no clue that this was going to happen. seems to be more of a problem with the united states than it does the afghan government no matter how flawed. and he also said to that, i mean, the thing that struck me was that his overall analysis didn't seem to even touch on was, it's a good idea in the 1st time in the 1st place to go into afghanistan, didn't even talk about any of the problems that were in counted and when we look at where we are now, the taliban a back in power and there's still a thresh terrorism from us on the stand. and that wasn't even addressed. and it seems so obvious. well, it was in that we are now back in the obama era foreign policy of drone. first

ask questions later as we have already seen, even in afghanistan during this process, when a bombing of a car that we thought was on the way to conduct a suicide attack. turned out to be an afghan ally. and his 7 children, least according to reporting that is coming out as, as we speak, when he says over the horizon capabilities. that's what we're talking about. it is, it is drone drone drone if we have a problem with the attack from the air is obviously was very popular during the obama administration. this was very popular, really even during the clinton administration, when the air force was kind of in ascendancy in the pentagon and the idea was why risk getting kind of boots on the ground when we can take care of everything from the sky. i don't quite know exactly how effective that is and ironically, considering bite and had that powerful flurry by the end of the speech talking about how there is no low call.