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Ted Cruz: The Biden administration caused this disaster. It was caused by two things. Number one, ideological naivete and…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
The Biden administration caused this disaster. It was caused by two things. Number one, ideological naivete and extremism.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz blames the Biden administration for the Afghanistan disaster due to ideological naivete and extremism.

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