So, you know, when you decide whether something's justified or not and whether something can be defeated or not, how hard is it? Is it even possible? To what degree is it possible to defeat terrorism? … Decisions in the Iraq War strengthened terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and led to the creation of ISIS. … time articulating. What is the objective here? What are we trying to accomplish? What does winning look like? What. At what point do we know it's time to exit and get out? (18:33–18:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that actions taken during the Iraq War inadvertently empowered terrorist organizations.
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