US Presidential Debate: Trump Criticizes Biden's Afghan Withdrawal | Times Now World

in a contentious exchange over the US withdrawal from Afghanistan vice president Camala Harris defended President Joe Biden's decision to end American Military involvement in the country while sharply criticizing former president Donald Trump's handling of the situation the debate over the withdrawal which has been a major point of contention in US politics continues to resonate as both par grapple with the legacy of the conflict during a recent discussion Harris reaffirmed her support for Biden's decision to pull US troops out of Afghanistan a move that has been met with both praise and criticism she highlighted the significant cost savings associated with ending the military engagement noting that the US had been spending $300 million per day on the war effort Parris emphasized the historical significance of the withdrawal pointing out that for the first time this Century there are no active duty US military personnel stationed in a combat zone globally I agreed with President Biden's decision to pull out of Afghanistan four presidents said they would and Joe Biden did and as a result America's taxpayers are not paying the $300 million a day we were paying for that endless war and as of today there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world the first time this Century however Paris did not shy away from pointing out what she sees as the shortcomings of Trump's approach to the Afghan conflict she criticized the previous administration's negotiation tactics with the Taliban describing them as inadequate and dit rental according to Harris Trump's deal with the Taliban was fundamentally flawed undermining the Afghan government and inadvertently empowering a terrorist organization but let's understand how we got to where we are Harris said Donald Trump when he was president negotiated one of the weakest deals you can imagine he calls himself a dealmaker even his National Security advisor said it was a weak Terrior able deal and here's how it went down he bypassed the Afghan government and negotiated directly with a terrorist organization called the Taliban the negotiation involved the Taliban getting 5,000 terrorists released Harris's comments underscore a broader debate about the US role in Afghanistan and the effectiveness of different Administration strategies the withdrawal which was marred by chaotic scenes and a terrorist attack that killed 13 US soldiers has been a significant point of criticism for the Biden Administration Republicans have used the withdrawal as a key argument against Biden citing the tumultuous exit as evidence of mismanagement as the debate continues both Harris and Trump are positioning themselves to highlight their respective approaches to foreign policy and National Security Harris's defense of Biden's decision reflects a focus on ending costly military engagements and shifting priorities while her critique of trump emphasizes perceived failures in the previous administration's approach to negotiations with the Taliban [Music]

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