Ep. 501 - The US was right to leave Afghanistan, but did an utterly horrible job exiting.
The Breakdown with Shaun King
The North Star
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The Maldives, where you can relax on white sand beaches, |
| 0:04.8 | under gently swaying coconut trees, |
| 0:08.0 | and dive into crystal clear waters to swim with the local wildlife. |
| 0:12.8 | Or... |
| 0:14.0 | You can dive into the beach parties, |
| 0:16.4 | bonfires and cocktails of the local nightlife. |
| 0:20.0 | Virgin Atlantic will be flying to the Maldives from October 2023, |
| 0:25.0 | but how you see it is up to you. |
| 0:27.3 | Book now with Virgin Atlantic holidays. |
| 0:30.3 | By now you've seen, probably seen, |
| 0:33.3 | what's going on in Afghanistan, |
| 0:35.3 | the United States pulled out all of their troops, |
| 0:38.3 | and after members of the Taliban took over all of the country, |
| 0:43.3 | including the capital and the airport and everything else, |
| 0:46.3 | the United States also pulled out all of its ambassadors, |
| 0:50.3 | and it's a pretty devastating thing to see. |
| 0:55.3 | And I want to give you my full perspective of how it went down, |
| 1:00.3 | what I really think was necessary there that didn't happen, |
| 1:05.3 | and why I'm still glad the United States pulled out of Afghanistan. |
| 1:10.3 | Let me unpack and explain it. |
| 1:12.3 | This is Sean King, and you are listening to... |
| 1:15.3 | The Breakdown. |
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