Biden Vows ‘Vigilance’ Against New Threats in Speech on 9/11

Anniversary comes roughly a year after exit from Afghanistan
Airstrike in July killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon to honor and remember the victims of the September 11th terror attack in Arlington, Virginia.Photographer: Leigh Vogel/UPI/Bloomberg

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By Jordan Fabian and Alexis Shanes

September 11, 2022 at 3:34 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden said the US would not hesitate to use its military power against terrorist threats even though the Afghanistan war is over, in remarks at a ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

“We’ll continue to monitor and disrupt those terrorist activities wherever we find them, wherever they live, and we’ll never hesitate to do what’s necessary to defend the American people,” Biden said Sunday speaking at the Pentagon.