laden was allegedly escaped out of harms way. we went for two reasons, one was to. bring some of laden to the gates of hell. as i said at the time. the second reason was to eliminate al-qaeda s capacity to deal with more attacks in the united states from that territory. we accomplished both of those objectives. that is what i believe from the beginning why we should be whereby we should have gone to afghanistan. thatjob had been over for some time. and that s why i believe that this is the right decision and quite frankly over deal. nashville radio.
ou mr conducting wire. yes ma am? thank you mr president, conducting wire. yes ma am? thank you mr president, given conducting wire. yes ma am? thank you mr president, given the - conducting wire. yes ma am? thank you mr president, given the amount of money you mr president, given the amount of money that has been spent and the number of money that has been spent and the number of of money that has been spent and the number of lives that have been lost, in your number of lives that have been lost, in your view number of lives that have been lost, in your view with making this decision, in your view with making this decision, where the last 20 years worth decision, where the last 20 years worth it? decision, where the last 20 years worth it? ., ,, ., , worth it? you know my record, i can tell by the worth it? you know my record, i can tell by the way worth it? you know my record, i can tell by the way you worth it? you know my record, i can tell by the way you asked
choose, they can wait safely outside of afghanistan while their direct visas are being processed. the operation has identified us facilities in the continental united states as well as in countries to host our afghan allies if they choose. and we will begin relocation flights for afghanistan applicants and theirfamilies who flights for afghanistan applicants and their families who choose to leave. we have a point person on the state department led task force coordinating all these efforts. but our message to those in man and man is clear, there is a home for you in the united states if you so choose and we will stand with you just as you stay with us. when we made the decision to end the us military involvement in afghanistan, ijudged that it was not international
argument we should stay with afghan indefinitely and in doing so, they point to the fact that we have not taken point to the fact that we have not ta ken classes point to the fact that we have not taken classes in this last year. so they claim that the cost ofjust maintaining the status quo is minimal. but that ignores the reality. 0n the facts that already present on the ground in afghanistan when i took office. fed teledyne was and is at its strongest military since 2001. a number of us forces in afghanistan had been reduced to a bare minimum. in the united states in the last administration made an agreement that with the taliban to remove all our forces by may one of this past, of this year. that s what i inherited. that agreement was the reason the taliban had ceased major attacks against us forces. in april, i had an ounce the united states was going to back by going back on that agreement made better last administration, the united states
inevitable? no, taliban takeover of afghanistan now inevitable? ., , ., , inevitable? no, it is not. because ou have inevitable? no, it is not. because you have the inevitable? no, it is not. because you have the afghan inevitable? no, it is not. because you have the afghan troops - inevitable? no, it is not. because you have the afghan troops at - you have the afghan troops at 300,000, well equipped, as well equipped as any army in the world. and then air force against something like 75,000 taliban. it is not inevitable. d0 something like 75,000 taliban. it is not inevitable. not inevitable. do you trust that taliban sarah? not inevitable. do you trust that taliban sarah? is not inevitable. do you trust that taliban sarah? is that not inevitable. do you trust that taliban sarah? is that a - not inevitable. do you trust that taliban sarah? is that a serious| taliban sarah? is that a serious question? taliban sarah? is that a serious question? it taliban sarah? is that