MSNBC Katy Tur Reports June 4, 2024 18:35:00
Focus to iraq. until the surge in iraq was complete and we had driven violence down substantially, we did not return focus to afghanistan. so even within the first administration that ordered the operation, there was a lack of consistency. we didn't even get the inputs right in iraq -- or afghanistan, until some nine years later in 2010. that was in the obama administration. even then as you'll recall, we announced the drawdown date at the same time we announced the build-up. we had the inputs right. by that, i mean the rough level of forces that we needed, less the diplomats, development work...
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