Asked If U.S. Less Safe With Taliban Holding U.S. Weapons, Psaki Says Access To ‘Global Marketplace’ Gives U.S. Leverage

Speaking at Monday’s White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, asked if Americans were less safe now because of American weaponry now in the hands of the Taliban, answered, “We have an enormous amount of leverage, including access to the global marketplace.” She also boasted, “We are not going to do anything that’s going to allow terrorists to grow or prosper in Afghanistan or any terrorist organization.”

NBC News’ Peter Alexander asked, “When we talk about as the U.S. prepares to leave, whether tonight or tomorrow, there are going to be billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. munitions, arms, military aircraft, armored vehicles that have fallen in the hands of the Taliban here, giving them new capabilities they didn’t have before this. Are Americans less safe now because the Taliban now has access to billions of dollars’ worth of American-made weaponry?”