Generals’ Testimony Contradict Biden’s Claim About Whether He Was Advised to Keep Troops in Afghanistan

Gen. Frank McKenzie says he recommended against withdrawing all troops from Afghanistan, apparently contracting President Joe Biden’s claim that “ no one ” advised against a full withdrawal. During testimony before the…

Bradley CortrightSep 28, 20213 min read

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In August, Biden was asked by ABC News’ George Stephanopolous about reports that he was advised to keep 2,500 troops in Afghanistan.

He responded, “No, they didn’t. It was split. That wasn’t true. That wasn’t true.”

“They didn’t tell you that they wanted troops to stay?” Stephonapolous asked.

Biden said, “No. Not in terms of whether we were going to get out in a timeframe all troops. They didn’t argue against that.”

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Stephonapolous pressed again, “So no one told , your Military advisors did not tell you, ‘No, we should just keep 2,500 troops. It’s been a stable situation for the last several years. We can do that. We can continue to do that?'”

“No. No one said that to me that I can recall. Look, George, the reason why it’s been stable for a year is because the last president said, ‘We’re leaving. And here’s the deal I wanna make with you, Taliban. We’re agreeing to leave if you agree not to attack us between now and the time we leave on May the 1st,'” the president asserted.

He added, “I got into office, George. Less than two months after I elected to office, I was sworn in, all of a sudden, I have a May 1 deadline. I have a May 1 deadline. I got one of two choices. Do I say we’re staying? And do you think we would not have to put a hell of a lot more troops? B– you know, we had hundreds– we had tens of thousands of troops there before. Tens of thousands.”