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Eric Hovde: “We also lost, left billions of military equipment behind.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Wisconsin U.S. Senate Debate

Published | Video Starts at 31:40

There's a reason why you saw them running, holding onto those planes, falling to their death. We also lost, left billions of military equipment behind. Because of that, I think our adversaries moved Putin on Ukraine, Iran, through their proxies on Israel. And China is getting more aggressive as it pertains to Ukraine. (31:40–31:45)

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Asserts that the U.S. left behind billions in military equipment in Afghanistan.

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