Joe Biden defended on Saturday his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the ceremonies for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, saying that the United States could not "
invade
" all the countries where Al- is located. Qaeda.
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“
Could Al Qaeda come back? Yes, but I'll tell you, they're already back in other places,
”he told reporters in Shanksville, Pa., Where one of four planes hijacked by Al- jihadists. Qaeda crashed 20 years ago. “
What's the strategy? We must invade all the places where Al-Qaeda is located and leave our troops there? Be serious !
", he added.
The President of the United States, much criticized for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31, repeated that trying to unify the Afghans had been a mistake.
Joe Biden believes that the Americans had accomplished their mission by killing Osama Bin Laden, the founder of Al-Qaeda, and neutralizing the jihadist network at his Afghan base.
The US intervention in Afghanistan was launched after the 9/11 attacks and ultimately dragged the United States into the longest war in its history.
"
I am a big boy
"
Donald Trump severely criticized his Democratic successor on Saturday, breaking with the climate of national unity surrounding the ceremonies of this 20th anniversary.
He denounced the "
incompetence
" of Joe Biden and deplored the "
horrible
" withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Joe Biden has been going through difficult political times since the Taliban seized power in Kabul on August 15 and the hasty evacuation of more than 120,000 people from Afghanistan in a military operation organized by the US military.
But he said he was not worried about the decline in popularity.
“
I am a big boy.
I
've been
doing this job for a long time,
”said the 77-year-old US politician veteran.