REP LIEU APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S DECISION TO WITHDRAW U.S. TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the
following statement after the White House announced all U.S. forces will be
withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 – exactly 20 years after the
9/11 terrorists attacks.
“I am grateful to President Biden for his decision to bring our
troops home from Afghanistan. We should have left this war years ago. Having
served on active duty in the United States Air Force, it’s
clear to me that the U.S. has the best military in the world. However, our
military is not designed to prop up foreign governments, as we’ve learned
through nearly two decades in Afghanistan. After 19 years, trillions of dollars
spent, and the lives of more than 2,000 U.S. service members lost, this
decision is monumental for troops, military families, and our nation as a
whole. I’m pleased President Biden is finally getting this done.”
During his
time in Congress, Representative Lieu has repeatedly called for the withdrawal
of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He has also called for transparency regarding U.S. strategy in
Afghanistan and expressed
concern about the
direction of the war. In June of 2020, he wrote to former Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo calling
for answers on
alleged Russian bounties on U.S. military personnel.
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