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Derrick Van Orden: “We armed the Taliban and that created al Qaeda, who wound up…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Joins Newsmax to Discuss the Latest Developments in Syria

Published | Video Starts at 01:54

Congressman, do you believe that Biden should be taking credit for that? No, absolutely not. Let's remember what happened in Afghanistan. We armed the Taliban and that created al Qaeda, who wound up attacking the United States of America. We, meaning Hillary Clinton, backed the getting rid of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya and that led to isis. (01:54–02:02)

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Asserts that U.S. actions in Afghanistan led to the creation of al Qaeda.

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