Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Statement on the 10Th

Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Statement on the 10Th

Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021 Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the Raid on Al Qaida Terrorist Organization Leader Usama bin Laden's Compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan May 2, 2021 Ten years ago, I joined President Obama and members of our national security team, crowded into the Situation Room to watch as our military delivered long-awaited justice to Osama bin Laden. It is a moment I will never forget: the intelligence professionals who had painstakingly tracked him down; the clarity and conviction of President Obama in making the call; the courage and skill of our team on the ground. It had been almost 10 years since our Nation was attacked on 9/11, and we went to war in Afghanistan, pursuing al Qaeda and its leaders. We followed bin Laden to the gates of hell, and we got him. We kept the promise to all those who lost loved ones on 9/11: that we would never forget those we had lost and that the United States will never waver in our commitment to prevent another attack on our homeland and to keep the American people safe. Now, as a result of those efforts, as we bring to an end America's longest war and draw down the last of our troops from Afghanistan, al Qaeda is greatly degraded there. But the United States will remain vigilant about the threat from terrorist groups that have metastasized around the world. We will continue to monitor and disrupt any threat to us that emerges from Afghanistan. And we will work to counter terrorist threats to our homeland and our interests in cooperation with allies and partners around the world. I want to give my enduring thanks to the servicemembers who executed the raid at great personal risk and the public servants across our Government who made our mission a success 10 years ago. We will continue to honor all the brave women and men, our military, our intelligence and counterterrorism professionals, and so many others, who continue their extraordinary work to keep the American people safe today. They give their best to our country, and we owe them an incredible debt of gratitude. Categories: Statements by the President : Al Qaida terrorist organization leader Usama bin Laden, 10th anniversary of raid on compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Names: Obama, Barack. Subjects: Afghanistan : U.S. military forces :: Deployment; Armed Forces, U.S. : Servicemembers :: Service and dedication; Terrorism : Al Qaida terrorist organization; Terrorism : Counterterrorism efforts; Terrorism : Global threat; Terrorism : September 11, 2001, attacks. DCPD Number: DCPD202100362. 1 .

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