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On the recordMay 16, 2023
Do you believe our disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened our enemies?
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham questions Austin about the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal on enemy confidence.

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