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On the recordMarch 15, 2021
With pervasive corruption in the Afghan government and we have been there for 20 years, we have invested billions upon billions of dollars of American treasure, seems we have gotten nothing out of it, please explain to the American people why we should remain in Afghanistan and what our focus should be.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins challenges the rationale for continued U.S. presence in Afghanistan amid corruption.

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