Biden gets defensive in interview over Afghanistan

Conservative News DailyAugust 19, 2021

Joe Biden speaks about the Covid-19 response and the vaccination program in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 18, 2021. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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In a recent interview, Joe Biden was seen becoming defensive regarding his handling of the troop withdrawal. In an exclusive interview with ABC, Biden was asked if the failures in Afghanistan were due to poor intelligence, execution or judgement. Although, instead of taking responsibility for the disastrous drawback, he pointed the blame to the Afghan president and military.

When asked what he thought after seeing recent photos out of the region, he simply said “we have to gain control of this. We have to move more quickly.” Biden went on to claim there are greater threats around the world than those coming out of the mountains of Afghanistan.

EXCLUSIVE: Pressed on whether the U.S.’s exit from Afghanistan could have been handled better, Pres. Biden tells @GStephanopoulos, “The idea that somehow, there’s a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing—I don’t know how that happens.” https://t.co/mH1AyWI5lb pic.twitter.com/osAwdDQy2L

— ABC News (@ABC) August 18, 2021

Biden was grilled for his judgement in July when he predicted a tragedy like this was highly unlikely. The Democrat has continued to push back on critique of the execution of the withdrawal, calling it a simple decision. However, he said American troops could remain stationed in the region beyond the Aug. 31 deadline.

In regard to how Biden believes history will remember this moment in time, he said that America tried to overextend what it needed to deal with the national security interest, adding he thinks the American people will stand by him.