07/22/2020
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"I am going to be the last guy up here to blame the United States for the problems in Afghanistan."
"Our modern involvement in Afghanistan was born out of that brutally tragic day of 9/11."
"And, Ambassador Lute, I agree with your assessment that, if there was a civil war, that it is not a given or it is not even a likelihood that the Afghan security forces would prevail here."
"President Trump has been particularly upfront about bringing troops back home."