President Biden issued a warning to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups around the world, saying the United States “will always do what is necessary” to ensure the safety and security of Americans.
The remarks came as the President announced that a US drone strike killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, nearly a year after the country pulled out of Afghanistan.
“To those around the world who continue to seek to harm the United States, hear me now — We will always remain vigilant, and we will act, and we will always do what is necessary to ensure the safety and security of Americans at home and around the globe,” Biden said Monday in remarks from the White House.
The President said the United States would never again allow Afghanistan to to become a “terrorist safe haven.”
“My administration will continue to vigilantly monitor and address threats from al Qaeda, no matter where they emanate from,” he added.
Biden said it is his job as commander in chief to ensure the safety of Americans.
“The United States did not seek this war against terror, it came to us. We answered with the same principles and resolve that have shaped us for a generation upon generation,” he said, adding those principles are to “protect the innocent, defend liberty” and “keep the light of freedom burning” as a beacon for the rest of the world.
“We do not break. We never give in. We never back down,” Biden said.
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