And we also left behind $85 billion worth of military equipment along with many American citizens were left behind. Many, many American citizens emboldened by that disaster. Russia invaded Ukraine [after the Afghanistan withdrawal]. They saw this group of people that were incompetent. We took the soldiers out first. No, no, we're going to take the soldiers out second. (1:14:42–1:14:45)
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Asserts that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was influenced by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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