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John McCain: The world walked away from Afghanistan once before, and it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist…

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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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Warns against repeating past mistakes in Afghanistan leading to chaos.

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