Former President Trump
Donald TrumpDC Goes To The Dogs – Major And Champ, That’s Biden On Refugee Hat: ‘We Couldn’t Do Two Things At Once’ Taylor Greene Defends ‘America First’ Effort, Pushes Critics Back MORE called out President Biden
Joe BidenSuspect used two assault rifles he legally bought in FedEx shootings: US Police, China Say They Are ‘Committed’ To Climate Change Cooperation DC Goes To The Dogs – Major And Champ, That’s MORE Sunday to allow US forces to leave Afghanistan before its scheduled date of Sept. 11, with a statement declaring that the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks should remain a day of mourning.
In a statement, the former president wrote that the US “can and should leave Afghanistan earlier”, adding that September 11 should remain “a day of reflection and commemoration in honor of those great souls we have lost.”
“Leaving Afghanistan is a wonderful and positive thing to do. I planned to withdraw on May 1 and we need to stay as close to that schedule as possible,” said the former president.
His statement is in response to the president’s statement this week that the US would withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by September 11, pledging to end America’s longest war while exceeding a previously agreed deadline by the Trump administration stipulating the US would have withdrawn on May 1.
“I felt that our presence in Afghanistan should be focused on why we went in the first place: making sure that Afghanistan would not be used as a base from which to attack our homeland again. We have done that, we have achieved that goal, ”Biden said in a speech on Wednesday. “I’ve concluded it’s time to end America’s longest war. It’s time for US troops to come home. ”
The plan was criticized by some former military leaders who were also against the Trump administration’s plan, arguing that the US would see Afghanistan fall to the Taliban in a military conflict if combat forces withdrew.
America will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan in October.