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Derrick Van Orden: “Former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he would take…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Van Orden Questions Witnesses in HASC Hearing on US Military Posture in Greater Middle East & Africa

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

And you're in that uniform because we stopped paying tribute back then. So I can forward the package to anybody over there if you want, actually want to read it instead of just complaining. So Former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he would take the Taliban at their word when they're talking about anti-terrorist operations, counterterrorist operations, and human rights, in particular to rights of women in Afghanistan. General Kurilla, how's that work out for women in Afghanistan? Not very well right now. Not very well. Okay, so the Houthis now have said that. Okay, my bad. (01:28–01:45)

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Asserts that Lloyd Austin stated he would trust the Taliban's commitments on anti-terrorism and human rights.

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