Advance excerpt of President Biden's Speech this afternoon. re: Afghanistan

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"I am now the fourth American president to preside over an American troop presence in Afghanistan. Two Republicans. Two Democrats," Biden will say in a speech this afternoon, per advance excerpt. "I will not pass this responsibility to a fifth."

"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 also say.

"We went to Afghanistan because of a horrific attack that happened 20 years ago," Biden will say in his speech this afternoon. "That cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021."