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Mark Esper: I think you'll look at some milestones in the president's foreign policy. One would be the withdrawal from Afghanistan…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2024
I think you'll look at some milestones in the president's foreign policy. One would be the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was poorly handled, of course, resulted in a dozen or so brave Americans. You had the Russian invasion of Ukraine would be another. October 17th, the invasion -- I'm sorry, the brutal attack by Hamas on Israel. And now another step, another milestone in U.S.-Iranian relations.
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Mark Esper discusses key milestones in President Biden's foreign policy and their implications.

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