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“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
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On the recordJuly 25, 2022
The Biden administration, I believe, is staffed by radicals. The State Department has consistently alienated our friends and appeased our enemies.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz criticizes the Biden administration's staffing and foreign policy approach.

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