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On the recordSeptember 20, 2021
I think from the time that Donald Trump--and I am not a real political guy, as my colleagues know--but from the moment he sat down with the Taliban and began a negotiation, cut our presence to 2,500 people, I think the die was well cast.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper reflects on the impact of Trump's negotiations with the Taliban on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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