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On the recordNovember 30, 2025
We went to Afghanistan to kill Osama bin Laden, to dismantle and destroy al Qaeda, to avenge 9/11, to dismantle and to overthrow the Taliban, and to ensure that Afghanistan was no longer a safe haven for terrorism.
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Explaining the original purpose of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

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