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Donna Edwards: “Well, I mean, I do think that for -- we’ve known for more than a decade that it’s past -- it was past time to get out of…”

On the recordAugust 19, 2021
Well, I mean, I do think that for -- we’ve known for more than a decade that it’s past -- it was past time to get out of Afghanistan, and the question was just always going to be how and I agree with the President that this was never going to be an easy task.
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Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland

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Former Congresswoman Edwards supports the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan but acknowledges the challenges involved.

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