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Biden to say he won't pass 'responsibility' of Afghanistan war to fifth president
BY MORGAN CHALFANT AND REBECCA KHEEL - 04/14/21 10:08 AM EDT
President Biden on Wednesday will say that he is refusing to pass the responsibility of America’s longest war to a fifth president as he lays out his plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
Biden will call for an end to the 19-year war while pledging continued U.S. assistance to Afghanistan and support for peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,” Biden will say, according to excerpts of prepared remarks released by the White House.
“I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats. I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth,” the president will say.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548153-biden-to-say-he-wont-pass-responsibility-of-afghanistan-war-to-fifth
