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On the recordMarch 15, 2021
I mean, if we haven't taught the Afghan people how to care for themselves in 20 years, you know, what makes us think we are going to do it in two more.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins questions the effectiveness of U.S. training in Afghanistan over two decades.

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