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Joe Biden: “Let me be clear, leaving August the 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline, it was designed to save American lives.”

On the recordAugust 30, 2021
Let me be clear, leaving August the 31st is not due to an arbitrary deadline, it was designed to save American lives.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden defends the timing of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, emphasizing the importance of saving American lives.

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