Biden to say he won't pass 'responsibility' of Afghanistan war to fifth president | TheHill

President BidenJoe BidenIRS to roll out payments for ,000 child tax credit in July Capitol Police told not to use most aggressive tactics in riot response, report finds Biden to accompany first lady to appointment for 'common medical procedure' MORE on Wednesday will say that he is refusing to pass the responsibility of America’s longest war to a fifth president as he lays out his plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

assistance to Afghanistan and support for peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

“We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan hoping to create the ideal conditions for our withdrawal, expecting a different result,” Biden will say, according to excerpts of prepared remarks released by the White House.

The new withdrawal date pushes back a May 1 deadline that was set in an agreement with the Taliban signed last year by the Trump administration.

But it adheres to a recent prediction from Biden, who unsuccessfully argued for a smaller troop presence in Afghanistan when he was vice president during the Obama administration, that all U.S.

Biden’s decision has divided lawmakers, with some members of both parties warning that leaving Afghanistan too quickly could cause conditions to worsen in the war-torn country.

Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamGOP lawmaker 'encouraged' by Biden's Afghanistan strategy Biden sparks bipartisan backlash on Afghanistan withdrawal  Graham: 'A full withdrawal from Afghanistan is dumber than dirt and devilishly dangerous' MORE (R-S.C.), a critic of both Biden's and former President TrumpDonald TrumpBiden to move ahead with billion UAE weapons sale approved by Trump Fox News hires high-profile defense team in Dominion defamation lawsuit Associate indicted in Gaetz scandal cooperating with DOJ: report MORE’s efforts to withdraw U.S.

“We will support peace talks between the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban, facilitated by the United Nations.”.

Both Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinLloyd AustinOvernight Defense: Biden makes his Afghanistan decision Biden sparks bipartisan backlash on Afghanistan withdrawal  Iran to increase the purity of enriched uranium to 60 percent MORE and Secretary of State Antony BlinkenAntony BlinkenLawmakers want Biden to pressure Saudi Arabia to end Yemen blockade Biden sparks bipartisan backlash on Afghanistan withdrawal  Kerry to visit China ahead of White House climate summit MORE were in Brussels on Wednesday briefing NATO officials on Biden’s decision.

“We will work very closely together in the weeks and months ahead on a safe, deliberate and coordinated withdrawal of our forces from Afghanistan, but even as we do that, our commitment to Afghanistan, to its future, will remain, and we’ll talk about that today as well.”