“This is a disaster - bigger than the fall of Saigon ... This is a global failure,” he said.
Martinez believes that the Americans should have left Afghanistan back in 2010.
“If we went there to look for al-Qaeda * and those responsible for the events of 9/11, then it was necessary to limit ourselves to this, and not to drag out the war like this,” he said.
According to him, all of his fellow veterans feel disappointed that they have been let down.
“Everyone, of course, accuses Biden - and with good reason.
Even the left-wing media that support and kiss Biden could not ignore this ... There is no political will.
And there are still Americans in Afghanistan who cannot leave the country, they still do not have the opportunity to get to Kabul, ”Martinez said.
* "Al-Qaeda" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 02/14/2003.