Tag: troop withdrawal
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Unifying Rhetoric
On August 16, 2021, President Biden addressed the nation with the intent to explain the removal of American troops in Afghanistan. A survey conducted by The Chicago Council on July 26, 2021, showed that 70% of Americans supported the idea that the U.S. should “withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021” (Sullivan…
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Cowards vs Saviors
On August 16th, President Biden addressed the nation following the beginning of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He was honoring President Trump’s previous deal to have troops removed by May 2021. Leading up to the actual removal, the Taliban had taken over the capital of Nimroz province and, the day before these remarks, the Taliban had…