Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – US President Joe Biden triggered an interaction between activists on social media after statements made Friday in Chicago.
Biden, according to the text of the statement published by the official website of the White House, used the word “forgotten by God”, which activists have translated as “a place forgotten (or abandoned) by God”. previous form as (adjective term) for the place that “lacks any advantage or attraction”.
“I went in and out of Afghanistan and Iraq as vice president and senator, and I haven’t been … I haven’t been since I was president … and more than 36 times … which are deserted (forgotten by God) as they are, “Biden said in his statement, according to the literal White House transcript.
Biden continued, “And I’ve been to Iraq a lot … and – you know, I’ve been – I’ve been – my son was there; he spent a year there. And he was probably literally 300 yards from what they call – the hole. , where – in front of one of those holes. These burning pits are the size of a football field, not figuratively. They are 8 to 10 feet deep and are filled with everything from aircraft fuel to other pollutants – I won’t mention not even some of the things in those burning pits. something. “
