On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
The world walked away from Afghanistan once before, and it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist attack ever against our Homeland.
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congress.govJohn McCain: “The world walked away from Afghanistan once before, and it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist…”
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Warns against repeating past mistakes in Afghanistan leading to chaos.
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