#shorts On 4/6/2023, a reporter asked NSC Spox John Kirby, ” In reading this, you seem to be conceding that evacuation should have happened sooner and faster, saying we now prioritize earlier evacuations, noting that today you would message evacuations more aggressively. I understand you’ve made clear the President does not have any regrets about his decision to withdraw. But in hindsight, in reading this, does the President have any regrets about how this withdrawal was carried out?

MR. KIRBY: The President is very proud of the manner in which the men and women of the military, the Foreign Service, the intelligence community — I went on and on and on — conducted this — conducted this withdrawal. But, look, I’ve been around operations my entire life, and there’s not a single one that — that ever goes perfectly according to plan. Things happen. Sometimes enemies get a vote. And — and you always want to learn from that …

Reporter: But does he wish he had done things differently?

MR. KIRBY: The President — I think everything is laid out here in this document about the main — the main takeaways, the main lessons that we learned. And again, the President is enormously proud of the men and women who conducted this withdrawal.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/NR9KwnnNvaU
John Kirby Says Biden Is “Proud” Of The Failed Withdrawal From Afghanistan