MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell August 27, 2021 05:26:00
Even when we had upwards to 8000 plus troops in the country. it's precisely the kind of non state actor that u.s. troops were not able to deal with and it is the reason why it did not make sense to have an open ended military strategy here. what did we achieve in afghanistan? we didn't defeat al-qaeda, and the president's job is to take these risks that still exist and prioritize them. i think he rightfully made the assessment, and it just didn't make sense to stay in afghanistan indefinitely. it's very easy to go around like the hr mcmaster's of the world are doing it so we have a risk here, ...