PNN – In his memoir, the former U.S. President writes about his lack of trust in Benjamin Netanyahu and his concerns regarding the political approaches of the Israeli Prime Minister.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network citing Anadolu Agency, former U.S. President Joe Biden—in his new memoir titled Promise Me, America (released following the Democrats’ success in the November 3rd midterm elections)—reflects on his single-term presidency and his relationships with world leaders.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Biden defends his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 in this book, stating that he considered the decision correct given the circumstances at the time—and that he would make the same choice again if faced with the same situation.
He writes that Lloyd Austin, the then-U.S. Secretary of Defense, and General Mark Milley, the then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had expressed concerns regarding the consequences of the withdrawal. According to Biden, he had been assured that the Afghan government would survive for at least six months following the departure of U.S. forces; however, the government collapsed within a matter of days.
In February 2020, during Donald Trump’s first presidential term, the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement for the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan.
Elsewhere in the book, writing about his relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu—the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime—Biden noted that there was little trust between them. He expressed concern regarding Netanyahu’s political leanings, which he described as bearing a resemblance to the behavior of Donald Trump.
The former U.S. President added that Netanyahu prioritized his own short-term political interests over Israel’s long-term interests; he was highly flexible in his approach to reality and had no qualms about undermining democratic institutions to serve his own personal interests.
Biden also claimed that he does not regret his support for Israel following the events of October 7, 2023, though he expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of a large number of Palestinian civilians.
Describing other world leaders, he characterized the demeanor of Russian President Vladimir Putin as sullen, alleging that Putin would deliberately sit in a hunched-over posture during meetings to appear like an uninterested teenager.
Biden further remarked that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s background as an actor has proven to be a highly valuable asset for his leadership of the country during the war.