And the people that maybe don't like us or want to play games with us, because I think that had you not had the situation in Afghanistan, I don't think Putin would have gone in. I think when Putin looked at how stupid and incompetent that operation was, he said, wow, this might be a chance. And he's. We're dealing with him now, too. That's. We're not happy with Putin. I'm not happy with Putin. (25:59–26:06)
CLAIM
Asserts that the perceived incompetence of the Afghanistan withdrawal influenced Putin's decision-making.
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