Biden on exiting Afghanistan
2007 Campaign Event - Town Hall with Madison County Democrats - Winterset Iowa
"I HAVE BEEN THE HARSHEST AND, I WOULD ARGUE, HIS MOST ACCURATE CRITIC. WE HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH. THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE AT HOW WE END THIS WAR. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. HOW WE END THIS WAR. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE IN ENDING THIS WAR. IF TOMORROW THE ORDER GOES OUT, I AM PRESIDENT, I ISSUE AN ORDER, AND THE WAR TODAY, BEGIN THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS, IT WOULD TAKE A YEAR TO GET THEM OUT. DO YOU HEAR ME NOW? THAT IS THE TRUTH. IT WILL TAKE A YEAR TO GET THEM PHYSICALLY OUT. IF YOU LEAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT BEHIND, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IT IN SEVEN MONTHS. YOU NEED THOSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS -- YOU LEAVE THOSE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEHIND, IT WILL MATTER TO YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN."
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