Friday, October 1, 2021

"No one said that to me," said Joe

Military leaders contradict Biden’s remarks about Afghanistan advice

"President Joe Biden has made a range of dubious remarks in an effort to diminish the outrage over his administration’s chaotic troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Now, a pair of claims that the president has made in recent weeks are being contradicted by senior military leaders.

As Foreign Policy reported, Austin, Milley, and McKenzie acknowledged their preference for keeping troops on the ground in Afghanistan to protect Americans and U.S. interests. Those remarks stand in stark contrast to remarks by Biden last month when asked if he had been advised by any military leaders to leave troops in the war-torn nation to maintain stability."

“No,” he replied. “No one said that to me that I can recall.”

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