They accomplished their mission but then we never left. We are still fighting there and we are recruiting new service members who weren't born when this war began. Because of political inertia, The Afghan war has become a forever war without an end goal, without a clear strategy, without an updated legal authorization that's actually relevant to today's threats. And for nearly as long. Sixteen years, American troops have faced hostilities in Iraq. We went in based on a falsehood that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. (19:21–19:36)
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Asserts that the Afghan war lacks a clear strategy and relevant legal authorization.
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