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Majority Leader McConnell Criticizes Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
2020-11-16T18:42:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzk5XC8yMDIwMTExNjE4NDU1NzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) first talked about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then praised President Trump for lower U.S. troop levels in the Middle East, but he criticized the president’s decision to rapidly withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Senator McConnell said that doing so now would hurt U.S. allies and embolden the Taliban.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) first talked about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then praised President Trump…
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) first talked about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then praised President Trump for lower U.S. troop levels in the Middle East, but he criticized the president’s decision to rapidly withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Senator McConnell said that doing so now would hurt U.S. allies and embolden the Taliban. close
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) first talked about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then praised President Trump… read more
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) first talked about the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then praised President Trump for lower U.S. troop levels in the Middle East, but he criticized the president’s decision to rapidly withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Senator McConnell said that doing so now would hurt U.S. allies and embolden the Taliban. close
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