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Biden announced Wednesday that the United States will fully withdraw its troops from Afghanistan before Sept. 11,\u00a0 the 20th anniversary of the 9\/11 terror attacks. Finally.<\/p>\n
Many allies of Biden have issued statements supporting this major foreign policy decision. There are exceptions, of course. CIA Director William Burns opined Wednesday that withdrawal will inhibit intelligence gathering, and other lawmakers expressed concern about leaving regardless of the situation on the ground.<\/p>\n
Leo Shane III<\/strong><\/p>\n President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan will begin at the start of May and finish before Sept. 11, but vowed leaders will remain focused on U.S. security as they end the nearly 20-year-old conflict.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the terror threat now in many places, keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in just one country at a cost of billions each year makes no sense to me, and our leaders,\u201d the commander-in-chief said in a national address announcing the plan.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the draw and expecting a different result. I\u2019m now the fourth United States president to preside over American troop presence in Afghanistan \u2026 I will not pass this responsibility on to a fifth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Should have left long ago, but better late then never I suppose. Bombing the place back to the 12th century as a parting shot would be a pointless gesture because, really, how could one tell? Read the entire article here: Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"