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Rob Portman: To say that it was not a sign of weakness the way we left, I mean, I do not know who you are talking to.

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
To say that it was not a sign of weakness the way we left, I mean, I do not know who you are talking to.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman argues the withdrawal from Afghanistan was perceived as a weakness by allies.

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