What is happening at the Karzai International Airport today is a more shameful, lower moment in U.S. history than 1975 in Saigon.
Ben Sasse: “What is happening at the Karzai International Airport today is a more shameful, lower moment in U.S. history than 1975…”
On the recordAugust 17, 2021
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Ben Sasse criticized the situation at the Karzai International Airport, comparing it unfavorably to the U.S. evacuation from Vietnam.
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