They say, derek, I was never in the military, but it seems like you should have pulled the State Department diplomats and civilians out before you removed the military. What am I missing? And I tell them nothing. It was an incredibly foolish, botched mission by a group of people that didn't have a plan until it was too late. And it's completely inexcusable. The one sacred duty that a commander in Chief, the President of the United States has is to protect American civilians. And he abjectly failed. So. (39:55–40:04)
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Asserts that the withdrawal from Afghanistan was a botched mission due to lack of planning.
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