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On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
Could it be expected that a few thousand U.S. troops and diplomats on the ground at the time would have been able to prevent this panic?
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy questions the effectiveness of U.S. presence in preventing panic.

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