President Biden defends policy decisions as Afghanistan, booster shot fallout builds. In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ GStephanopoulos, the president defended his administration’s strategy on both fronts.
“So you don’t think this exit could have been handled better in any way, no mistakes?” Stephanopoulos asked.President Joe Biden speaks with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, Aug. 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
“The idea that the Taliban would take over was premised on the notion that somehow, the 300,000 troops we had trained and equipped was gonna just collapse, they were gonna give up,” Biden replied. “I don’t think anybody anticipated that.” The scenes of bedlam at the Kabul airport played out just two months after the president’s first foreign trip in office, a mission meant to shore up relationships with key European allies that were strained during the Trump administration. During the tour, the president repeatedly declared, “America is back,” and ready to again take the helm on global issues.
The president also said Afghanistan is not the same incubator of extremism that it was before the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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