Afghanistan: the United States had the choice between military “departure or escalation”, defends Joe Biden – archyworldys

His speech was expected. Twenty four hours after the departure of the last American soldiers from Afghanistan, Joe Biden defended, Tuesday, August 31, the departure of the American army from this country, after twenty years of war, after the agreement reached by his predecessor Donald Trump with the Taliban.

“We had only a simple choice left. Either follow the commitment made by the previous administration, and leave Afghanistan, or say that we are not leaving and send tens of thousands of soldiers back to war ”, said the US president during a solemn speech at the White House. “The real choice was between starting or climbing [militaire]. I was not going to prolong this eternal war and I was not going to prolong the eternal withdrawal ”.

Under fire for the chaos in the US military-framed operation at Kabul airport, Joe Biden hailed “The extraordinary success” the evacuation mission of the Americans there and their allies from Afghanistan.

“No country has ever achieved anything comparable in all of history”, said the US president. “The extraordinary success of this mission is due to the incredible talent, bravery and selfless courage of the US military, our diplomats and our intelligence professionals. ” Leaving Afghanistan was “The best decision” for America, he pleaded.

The United States remains determined to evacuate the Americans remaining in Afghanistan, whose number is estimated between 100 and 200, he assured.