2017 Flashback: President Trump Foresees 'Predictable' Result of Hasty Afghanistan Withdrawal

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President Trump's remarks were made on August 21, 2017.

"...the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable. 9/11, the worst terrorist attack in our history, was planned and directed from Afghanistan because that country was ruled by a government that gave comfort and shelter to terrorists. A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum that terrorists, including ISIS and al Qaeda, would instantly fill, just as happened before September 11th."

Full remarks here: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-strategy-afghanistan-south-asia/

Source: https://twitter.com/TheBenRatch/status/1431041163335770116

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