You know, we were getting out under me. I'm the one that got it down to 5,000 people. We were going to get out, but We were going to keep Bagram not because of Afghanistan, but because of China, because it's exactly one hour away from where China makes its nuclear missiles. So they. We're going to keep Bagram. We were going to keep a small force on Bagram. (42:03–42:13)
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Asserts that Bagram Air Base is strategically important due to its proximity to Chinese nuclear missile sites.
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