WAR hero Ben McBean has branded US President Joe Biden a “d***head” over his handling of Afghanistan.
Rampaging Taliban militants have seized a quarter of provincial capitals and two-thirds of the countryside after the sudden US and Nato withdrawal.
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War hero Royal Marine Ben McBean has branded US President Joe Biden a “d***head” over his handling of Afghanistan Credit: Marc Giddings - The Sun 3
The hero, 33, who lost an arm and a leg in Afghanistan said: 'It’s just going to be chaos there until it reaches our shores again' Credit: Stuart Clarke - The Sunday Times
The country has once again -collapsed into a nightmare civil war, with horror stories of rape and murder emerging every day.
But in a speech, Mr Biden insisted of the crumbling Afghan forces: “They have got to want to fight.”
Royal Marine Ben, 33, who lost an arm and a leg in Afghanistan, said: “I saw Biden’s comments and I just thought, ‘D***head’.
“You can’t say ‘fend for yourselves’, when you know damned f***ing well they can’t. That’s why we were there. It’s harsh to make out now that they have the resources to beat the Taliban when obviously they never have.
“He’s had enough. He doesn’t care. And it’s just going to be chaos there until it reaches our shores again.”
General Sir Richard Dannatt, former UK Army chief, said Mr Biden’s comments were heartless.
He added: “It is an indication they have gone and they don’t care.”
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We lost thousands to death and injury. They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation.
President Biden
And General Sir Richard Barrons, a former joint chief, said: “There is plenty of room for regret. It was a profound strategic mistake.”
Asked if his plans had changed as Afghan forces collapse, President Biden said: “We spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years.
“We trained and equipped, with modern equipment, over 300,000 Afghan forces.
“We lost thousands to death and injury. They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation.”
Britain spent ￡40billion and lost 457 forces personnel.
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Biden had said: 'We lost thousands to death and injury. They’ve got to fight for themselves, fight for their nation' Credit: CNP
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