On the recordFebruary 27, 2023
If it wasn't for our disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan, if we had provided a more robust deterrent to Ukraine earlier, Putin may have made a different decision.
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congress.govJim McGovern: “If it wasn't for our disastrous withdrawal in Afghanistan, if we had provided a more robust deterrent to Ukraine…”
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McGovern links the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to the current conflict in Ukraine.
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