With a few notable exceptions and caveats, President Joe Biden has been keeping his campaign promise to wind down America’s “forever wars” the open-ended counterterrorist campaign the U.S. has been fighting around the globe for the past 20 years.
Most dramatically, Biden announced the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11. While this is a somewhat slower timeline than the May 1 withdrawal originally agreed to by Donald Trump, it nonetheless will represent the end of America’s longest war, and the announcement showed Biden’s determination to act despite some significant political, military, and humanitarian risks.
Hillary warns of ‘huge consequences’ of Afghan pullout
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May 4, 2021
NEW YORK: Former United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that the US could face “huge consequences” of President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all US troops out of Afghanistan. Biden announced plans last month to withdraw the remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, where the US has been at war for nearly 20 years. All US troops are expected to leave the country by Sept 11. As the US begins its withdrawal, the former secretary of state was asked by CNN about Biden’s decision to leave. “It’s one thing to pull out troops that have been supporting security in Afghanistan, supporting the Afghan military, leaving it pretty much to fend for itself, but we can’t afford to walk away from the consequences of that decision,” she said. While acknowledging that the decision was a “difficult” one, Mrs Clinton noted the potential for “two huge consequences” a Tali
Hillary warns of ‘huge consequences’ of pullout
Top Story
May 4, 2021
NEW YORK: Former United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that the US could face “huge consequences” of President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all US troops out of Afghanistan.
Biden announced plans last month to withdraw the remaining 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, where the US has been at war for nearly 20 years. All US troops are expected to leave the country by Sept 11.
As the US begins its withdrawal, the former secretary of state was asked by CNN about Biden’s decision to leave. “It’s one thing to pull out troops that have been supporting security in Afghanistan, supporting the Afghan military, leaving it pretty much to fend for itself, but we can’t afford to walk away from the consequences of that decision,” she said.
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Venezuela s President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he speaks during a ceremony marking the opening of the new court term in Caracas, Venezuela January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo
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