Donald Trump said "So, we fight in Afghanistan. And Afghanistan has great mineral wealth. People didn't know. Great mineral wealth. Nobody knew, but Afghanistan has great wealth in minerals. And nobody knew this. So, China is taking out the minerals on this side of the ridge, and we're fighting over here. How stupid are we?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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So, we fight in Afghanistan. And Afghanistan has great mineral wealth. People didn't know. Great mineral wealth. Nobody knew, but Afghanistan has great wealth in minerals. And nobody knew this. So, China is taking out the minerals on this side of the ridge, and we're fighting over here. How stupid are we?

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Donald Trump

Republican · Florida

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Editor's note · Context

Donald Trump discusses the mineral wealth of Afghanistan and criticizes U.S. involvement in the conflict.

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