My Fault
Good evening
I wanted to give you an update on the current situation in Afghanistan
As you know, we were set to leave Afghanistan this month and as we began the final drawdown
I made some critical errors
Namely, I underestimated the strength of the Taliban
And I overestimated the strength and capability of the friendly Afghani forces
This was my fault
And due to my mistake, the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan
There are reports now that ISIS and Al Qaeda are working alongside them
Unfortunately, there are tens of thousands of Americans on the ground there
As well as friends and allies of America on the ground
These people, Americans and our allies are all stranded
And that is my fault (My fault, My fault, ….)
That is my fault (My fault, My fault, ….)
But they will not be stranded for long
In the next 48 hours, America will be in control of most major airports in Afghanistan
Any resistance we meet from the Taliban or otherwise when we seize these airports will be destroyed completely
And without mercy
From those airports we will conduct rapid strike rescue missions until we have recovered and evacuated all our citizens, allies, and friends
Any person that interferes with these operations, will be killed
We will also recover or destroy all aircraft vehicles, weapons and sensitive equipment that we left behind
Any person utilizing
Or located in close proximity to these weapons or equipment will be killed
Once we have evacuated all friendly personnel and recovered or destroyed the weapons and equipment left behind
We will depart Afghanistan
But we will continue to monitor everything that happens in Afghanistan through our ground and airborne surveillance equipment
Terrorists, training camps or activity will be targeted and destroyed
Gross violations of human rights will be stopped through overwhelming force
And any group in Afghanistan fighting for freedom, liberty, and basic human rights who will be supported through special operations forces and ruthless precision air power
We will continue that dedicated support until the enemy is no longer a threat to humanity or to the good people of Afghanistan
May God bless America
And may God have mercy on the souls of our enemy because we will not
That is all
And that is my fault (My fault, My fault, ….)
That is my fault (My fault, My fault, ….)