In the estimation of the White House, the war transformed what had been Biden's rhetorical warnings — a staple of his 2020 campaign speeches — into an urgent call to action.
From the beginning of his administration, Biden has argued the world is at a crucial moment pitting autocracies against democracies.China in mind as America's greatest economic and military adversary
With that goal, Biden sought to quickly end the U.S. military's presence in Afghanistan seven months into his term. The end towas darkened by a chaotic withdrawal as 13 U.S. troops and 169 Afghan civilians looking to flee the country were killed by a bombing near Kabul's international airport carried out by the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate.
“So how does it end?" Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said at an event this past week in Washington to mark the coming anniversary."It ends with a safe, viable Ukraine. It ends with Putin limping back off the battlefield. I hope it ends eventually with a Russian citizenry, who also says, ‘That was a bad deal for us and we want a better future.’”
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