On the recordAugust 26, 2021
The way in which the Biden administration has done this has meant that the United States is dependent on the Taliban for our own security, for our own ability to extract our people.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe way in which the Biden administration has done this has meant that the United States is dependent on the Taliban for our own security, for our own ability to extract our people.
Richard Clarke discusses the U.S. dependency on the Taliban for security during the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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