Presidential candidate Biden and the Afghan war

This 21 December 2019 video from the USA is called Afghanistan Papers Come Back To Haunt Biden.

BERNIE BASHES BIDEN: BAD IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) escalated his offensive on fellow 2020 candidate Joe Biden, tackling his past positions on issues including the Iraq War. “Joe Biden voted and helped lead the effort for the war in Iraq, the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in the modern history of this country,” Sanders told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. [HuffPost]

BIDEN ‘OPEN’ TO REPUBLICAN RUNNING MATE Explaining why he’d be open to having a Republican serve as his own vice president if he were the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden said: “You know, there’s some really decent Republicans that are out there still. But here’s the problem right now, of the well-known ones, they’ve got to step up, you know what I mean?” [HuffPost]

BIDEN LED BUDGET TALKS WHERE SOCIAL SECURITY CUTS WERE ON THE TABLE Former Vice President Joe Biden led a small team of lawmakers in 2011 that considered a Social Security cut as part of a broader package of legislation designed to reduce the federal budget deficit. The talks didn’t pan out, but Biden’s participation exemplifies his desire to cut deals with Republicans and his political moderation, traits he’s highlighted on the presidential campaign trail. [HuffPost]