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Ruben Gallego: “A prolonged installed conflict would have required more…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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09.29.21 House Armed Services Committee Hearing on Afghanistan Part 1

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

That is why I believe President Biden made the right decision to withdraw stay in Afghanistan. A prolonged installed conflict would have required more troops and more resources with no clear timeline. And I don't believe that we could ask our servicemen and women to give their lives permission that, in the end, wouldn't have been successful. (00:19–00:25)

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Asserts that continuing the conflict in Afghanistan would have required more troops and resources indefinitely.

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