Publish dateTuesday 14 January 2025 - 13:32
Story Code : 304691
Biden defends his performance in Afghanistan / Wall Street Journal: Biden
While US President Joe Biden defended his foreign policy performance, including towards Afghanistan, in a recent speech, the Wall Street Journal reported on the president's performance over the past four years, often calling Joe Biden's decisions "stupid." He described it as having no benefit for himself or for the country or others.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Biden did not specifically address US President-elect Donald Trump by name, but referred to the previous and future Trump administrations and said he was "a powerful hand to play." to do” for the next government.
 
Biden listed a number of important countries that are geopolitically important to America’s national security. But he also referred to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; The withdrawal was strongly criticized by US politicians and resulted in the deaths of 13 US soldiers and about 170 Afghan civilians.
 
The president said the presence of US troops in Afghanistan has cost hundreds of millions of dollars and caused many casualties.
 
"[I am] the first president in decades who will not leave the war in Afghanistan to his successor," Biden said.
 
Joe Biden defends his actions during his presidency as the Wall Street Journal reports on the president's performance over the past four years, often describing Joe Biden's decisions as "stupid" that have not benefited him. And not for the country and others.
 
The Wall Street Journal cited several of Joe Biden's decisions during his tenure, adding: "Biden has pursued his policy of "doing nothing" on the southern border over the years, and has only canceled Trump's executive orders. What did he gain from this negligence? The answer is not clear. Biden also violated his military advisers and insisted on a complete and immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan, with no clear plan to withdraw Afghan allies, US citizens or US military equipment. This is certainly a loss for America, but where was the benefit of Biden or his administration?
 
Joe Biden also referred to the assassination of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during the Obama administration, saying he assessed that a large number of American troops would no longer be needed when he took office.
 
"So when I came to power, I had a choice - I saw no reason to keep thousands of troops in Afghanistan," he added. "I think it was time to end the war and bring our troops home, and we did."
 
"None of that has happened," Biden said, referring to reports that the US coalition would disintegrate after the withdrawal from Afghanistan. "Our alliances have remained strong, and we have used capabilities beyond our horizon to attack Afghanistan and elsewhere when we had to."
 
"By ending the war, we were able to focus our energy and resources on our immediate challenges," Biden said, referring to the problems the United States still faces from countries like Russia and China.
 
"They want to capture the future market and create new dependencies - the United States must win this competition," he said, referring to China's economic competition with China.
 
This is Joe Biden's last foreign policy speech before the end of his presidency. He is scheduled to give the farewell address on Wednesday.
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