Episode 293: The Crisis in Afghanistan
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The withdraw from a 20-year-war in Afghanistan has resulted in a humanitarian tragedy. Newt was a freshman member of Congress when the Soviets first invaded Afghanistan in 1979, and having closely watched our relationship with Afghanistan over the years, he explains why the Biden Administration failed and why we should be doing more.
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| 1:02.0 | When I came in office, I inherited a deal that President Trump negotiated with the Taliban. |
| 1:08.0 | Under his agreement, the Taliban was at its strongest militarily since 2001. |
| 1:14.0 | We were clear-eyed about the risks. |
| 1:16.0 | We planned for every contingency, but I always promised the American people that I would be straight with you. |
| 1:22.0 | The truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. |
| 1:27.0 | American troops cannot and should not be fighting an war and dying an war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. |
| 1:37.0 | I know there are concerns about why we did not begin evacuating Afghan civilians sooner. |
| 1:43.0 | Part of the answer is some of the Afghans did not want to leave earlier. |
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