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Biden’s response at the time was quite crude and seemingly devoid of emotion, cavalierly saying, “Fuck that” and justifying the take by referencing the United States’ withdrawal from Southeast Asia in 1973:

“Fuck that, we don’t have to worry about that. We did it in Vietnam, Nixon and Kissinger got away with it.”

While those comments were made in 2010, it’s apparent that now-President Biden’s attitude hasn’t shifted from that crude statement years ago.

When defending the harsh criticism he’s received over the past few days following the overthrow of the Afghanistan government and restored power to the Taliban, President Biden made a similar reference to Vietnam as he did in 2010 about the rationale to exit the country:

“Our leaders did that in Vietnam when I got here as (a) young man. I will not do it in Afghanistan. I know my decision will be criticized but I would rather take all that criticism than pass this decision on to another president.”

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