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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Aug 31, 2021, 02:51 AM Aug 2021

Veteran Says End Of War In Afghanistan Brings 'Grim Relief' - The Last Word - MSNBC



Veteran Lucas Kunce, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, describes the “grim relief” that comes with the end of the war, saying “it should have happened long, long ago.” Foreign affairs analyst David Rothkopf says the war’s mission was clear immediately following 9/11, but the U.S. military soon “drifted back into the same sorts of mistakes that led to the Vietnam debacle.” Aired on 08/30/2021.




Joe Cirincione On The History Of Not Learning Lessons From War - The Last Word - MSNBC



On the day the U.S. ends its military mission in Afghanistan, national security expert Joe Cirincione joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how the lessons from the 20-year war should shape the future of American foreign policy and national security. Aired on 08/30/2021.


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