laden on may 2nd, 2011, over a decade ago. al qaeda was decimated. we succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. then we stayed for another decade. it was time to end this war. there s nothing low-grade or low-risk or low-cost about any war. it s time to end the war in afghanistan. i give you my word with all of my heart. i believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you and may god bless you all, and may god protect our troops. president biden today. the war in afghanistan is now over. we re going to be talking tonight with the leader of a major veterans organization whose members and whose leadership are becoming increasingly outspoken in their
decade of war in afghanistan i ask, what is the vital national interest? in my view we only have one, to make sure afghanistan can never be used again to launch an attack on our homeland. remember why we went to afghanistan in the first place? because we were attacked by osama bin laden and al qaeda on september 11th, 2001. and they were based in afghanistan. we delivered justice to bin laden on may 2nd, 2011, over a decade ago. al qaeda was decimated. this decision about afghanistan is not just about afghanistan, it s about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries.
remember why we went to afghanistan in the first place. because we were attacked by osama bin laden and al-qaeda, and september 11th, 2001. and they were based in afghanistan. we deliver justice to bin laden, and may 2nd, 2011. over a decade ago. al-qaeda was decimated. we succeeded, in what we set out to do in afghanistan. over a decade ago. and we stayed for another decade. it was time to end this war. there is nothing low grade or low risk or low cost about any war. it s time to end the war and afghanistan. i gave my word with all of my heart. i believe, this is the rate decision. a wise decision. in the best decision for
because we were attacked by osama bin laden and al qaeda on september 11th, 2001, and they were based in afghanistan. we delivered justice to bin laden on may 2nd, 2011, over a decade ago. al qaeda was decimated. we succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. then we stayed for another decade. it was time to end this war. there s nothing low-grade or low-risk or low-cost about any war. it s time to end the war in afghanistan. i give you my word with all of my heart. i believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for america. thank you. thank you and may god bless you
government and it still would have been very difficult and dangerous mission. and those asking for a third decade of war in afghanistan i ask what is the vital national interest? remember why we went to afghanistan in the first place? because we were attacked by osama bin laden and al qaeda on september 11, 2001 and they were based in afghanistan. we delivered justice to bin laden on may 2nd, 2011, over a decade ago. al qaeda was decimated. we succeeded in what we set out to do in afghanistan over a decade ago. and we stayed for another decade. it was time to end this war. when i hear we could have, should have continued the