THREAD: Fox confirms @SpeakerPelosi has circulated White House talking points on Afghanistan. Some highlights:
- “Many have asked why we did not evacuate more Afghan civilians sooner. Part of this answer is that many did not want to leave earlier. Many Afghans to whom we gave visas to come to the US chose to stay in their country, still hopeful"
-"When Trump made the Doha agreement, there were 13,000 US troops in Afghanistan. When POTUS took office, Trump had drawn down troops to 2500. It's clear from the past few weeks that would have been necessary [to send more troops] ."
-" The US face terrorist threats in countries around the world including in Syria, Libya, Yemen. We don't have boots on the ground in those countries. We have over the horizon counter terrorism capabilities - that's what we'll do in Afghanistan - prevent, detect, disrupt"
- We'll hold the Taliban accountable to now allowing Al Qaeda a safe haven. If they do, there will be consequences that we'll pursue.
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