We were too willing to send you off to battle without a clear mission, a clear definition of what you were supposed to accomplish. That was the mistake of Democrats and Republicans. It is the great stain on the political leadership of this country that we had the best troops in the world. And very often we went and sent you off to battle without a clear mission. And that is something this President and this administration is never going to do. If we ask you to go off and do something, if we ask our soldiers to … (19:27–19:41)
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Asserts bipartisan responsibility for unclear military missions.
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