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On the recordAugust 25, 2021
Exhibit A about how the policy in Afghanistan was a failure is how quickly the Taliban took over. I mean, keep in mind, we`ve spent over $2 trillion there and trained over 300,000 Afghans to fight for their country and to fight for the rule of law. And that just all melted away.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri
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msnbc.com

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McCaskill critiques the failure of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

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