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Donald Trump: “So, we fight in Afghanistan. And Afghanistan has great mineral wealth. People didn't know. Great mineral wealth. Nobody…”

On the recordAugust 20, 2017
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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Donald Trump discusses the mineral wealth of Afghanistan and criticizes U.S. involvement in the conflict.

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