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On the recordMarch 7, 2023
there was no plan. There was no plan. And the plan was to leave the Taliban in charge of this evacuation, which led to the chaos and the bloodshed that ensued after that.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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McCaul criticizes the lack of a plan for the evacuation, blaming the Taliban's control.

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