https://twitter.com/Hugh2D2/status/750705414749036546
President Obama today announced another extension in the date U.S. troops would be stationed in Afghanistan:
"I will not allow Afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again." —@POTUS: https://t.co/iKNR8TVh0O
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 6, 2016
President Obama says his decision to keep troops in Afghanistan is a message to the Taliban https://t.co/A5eKKbWcyI https://t.co/WHP1xcwNDk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 6, 2016
Pres Obama says security situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and Taliban remains a threat. pic.twitter.com/pC4ajN2JG4
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 6, 2016
Pres Obama says he'll only reduce US troop strength in Afghanistan to 8,400 into next year, instead of planned reduction to 5,500.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 6, 2016
Pres says it's in US national security interest to give Afghan partners "the very best opportunity to succeed." pic.twitter.com/UQ1xdEYDCv
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 6, 2016
Pres Obama says his decision on troop levels "best positions my successor" to make future decisions about Afghanistan.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 6, 2016
"Afghanistan is not a perfect place," says @POTUS. Says it'll take time for it to build up military capacity we sometimes take for granted.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 6, 2016
It seems like only yesterday…
December 2014
POTUS: "The Afghanistan war is over! I told you I'd end it!"July 2016:
POTUS: "Here's an update on the Afghanistan war…."— Josh Earnst (@NotJoshEarnest) July 6, 2016
https://t.co/55SAVcS5RA RT @markknoller Pres Obama says security situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and Taliban remains a threat.
— BT (@back_ttys) July 6, 2016
Remember these?
President Obama: "This time of war began in Afghanistan & this is where it will end."
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 1, 2012
"The war in Afghanistan is ending. Al Qaeda is on the run. And Osama bin Laden is dead." —President Obama
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 6, 2012
VP on Afghanistan: "We will leave in 2014."
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 12, 2012
"By the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over." #SOTU
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) February 13, 2013
In other words, maybe it’s best not to take at face value anything Obama and the Dems say.