Second, this disaster that we just experienced in Afghanistan is solely the responsibility of Joe Biden, Anthony Blinken and Jake Sullivan and their leadership team. This is not a military failure. This was not a military operation. The chain of command in Afghanistan was led by the State Department. The decisions were led by the State Department missions. The troop levels were led by the State Department decisions. So when you saw Bagram close, that was a State Department and Joe Biden decision. (00:56–01:01)
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