It started with advisors, and then it was troops, and then it was more troops, and then it was years and years and years. You know, When I got to Afghanistan as a Lieutenant, that was 13 years into the war. And I thought I was one of the last troops turning out the lights. And it was almost a decade more before that conflict was over. (04:07–04:13)
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Asserts that Pete Buttigieg served in Afghanistan 13 years into the war.
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