National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has tendered his resignation from President Biden's administration following the failure of the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to The Washington Post's David Ignatius. It is reported that.
Washington Post columnist Ignatius I talked to Sullivan. As the Biden administration draws to a close, several of his colleagues as well.
Some of Mr. Sullivan's colleagues told Mr. Ignatius that Mr. Sullivan had offered to resign, but President Biden insisted that he remain as national security adviser, the report said.
Ignatius reported that the Afghanistan withdrawal “shattered the initial decency” of the Biden administration's national security team and caused discord between Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The 2021 withdrawal claimed the lives of more than a dozen American service members and allowed the Taliban to regain control of the war-torn country.
“You can't end a war like Afghanistan without a complex and difficult outcome because of the dependencies and pathologies that have built up,” Sullivan told a Washington Post columnist. . “The choice was this: leave, which will not be easy, or stay forever.”
Sullivan added: “Leaving Kabul was liberating.” [United States] To deal with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a way that might not have been possible if we had stayed. ”
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U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks at a press conference during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 15, 2023. Reuters/Violeta Santos Moura (Reuters//Violeta Santos Moura)
Ignatius wrote that the Pentagon has resisted Biden's call to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, insisting it supports “2,500 remaining troops in Kabul.”
Sullivan reportedly initially shared the Pentagon's concerns. Mr. Ignatius wrote this as a story between two close aides.
However, he expressed “faithful” support for Biden's complete withdrawal plan.
Alex Ward, the Wall Street Journal's national security correspondent who wrote “The Internationalists,” a book about the president's foreign policy team, said none of the advisers he spoke to in writing the book resigned. He pointed out that he had said he had not made an offer.
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The White House and National Security Council did not respond to requests for comment.
Sullivan evaluated his performance toward the end of his interview with Ignatius.
“Were our alliances stronger? Yes. Were our enemies weaker? Yes. Did we keep America out of war? Yes. Did we improve our strategic position? Yes. Did we strengthen America's economic and technological power? ” he said.
