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Ted Poe: Someone has said that Afghanistan is where empires go to die.

On the recordJune 19, 2018
Someone has said that Afghanistan is where empires go to die.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cites historical failures of empires in Afghanistan to emphasize concerns about U.S. involvement.

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