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Mike McCaul

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Michael Thomas McCaul is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he has been active in various legislative efforts, particularly focusing on national security and foreign policy. McCaul has played a significant role in discussions surrounding U.S. relations with countries like Ukraine and Russia, often emphasizing the importance of NATO and the need for a strong response to aggression.

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Sep 21, 2021

Americans are angry and they are tired. We want to hear real answers.

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Sep 13, 2021

This was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. I never thought in my lifetime, that I would see an unconditional surrender to the Taliban.

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Sep 12, 2021

This was an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. I never thought in my lifetime that I would see an unconditional surrender to the Taliban.

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Sep 12, 2021

For weeks, our offices were flooded with requests to help people get out of Afghanistan, requests that were coming to us because the State Department failed to provide help.

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Sep 12, 2021

We had Americans that couldn't get out. We had interpreters that couldn't get through the perimeter of the Taliban.

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Sep 12, 2021

If we cannot see what's happening on the ground, we cannot see the threat.

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Sep 12, 2021

Will you guarantee to this committee that we will get them out?

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Sep 12, 2021

This whole blaming the Trump administration for everything that has happened in Afghanistan is a disgrace.

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Sep 12, 2021

On August 26, 13 American servicemen and women were brutally murdered by ISIS-K trying to help American citizens and our Afghan partners escape from the Taliban.

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Sep 12, 2021

That is your administration's fault. I guess maybe it is the intel community's fault.

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Sep 12, 2021

They will be executed. They do have a bull's eye on their back.

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Sep 12, 2021

You cannot claim ignorance to what was going on there, and you cannot blame the Trump administration for your failure.

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