I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, I’ve learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw U.S. forces. How many more lives, American lives, is it worth? How many endless rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery? I am president of the United States of America, and the buck stops with me.
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