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PREVIEW: AFGHANISTAN: Conversation with colleague Bill Roggio, FDD, re: his expectations of the new commission investigating the tragedy of the US in Afghanistan since 2001. More tonight.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW: AFGHANISTAN: Conversation with colleague Bill Roggio, FDD, re: his expectations of the new commission investigating the tragedy of the US in Afghanistan since 2001. More tonight.

1867 Khyber Pass

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0:00.0

Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:10.7

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:14.0

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.8

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.

0:25.8

Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.

0:28.1

P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.

0:31.4

This is John Matcher speaking with my colleague Bill Rosho, the Foundation for the Defense

0:36.6

of Democracy, about the news that there's a new commission, a committee to investigate

0:42.4

the Afghan war and the failures

0:45.4

attendant lessons learned, especially when it comes to those last years of

0:50.3

withdrawal and the final violent tragic turn in August of 2021.

0:57.0

I asked Bill what his expectations are.

0:59.0

Bill and his colleague Tom Jossin watched the Afghan War for more than 20 years on Long War Journal

1:06.0

and continue to watch it from the outside. Bill's expectations are he's disappointed already.

1:15.0

Why, he also explains.

1:17.0

Bill Rajo, Foundation for the Defense of Democracy,

1:21.0

upon the opening of the new Commission to investigate the

1:24.6

Afghanistan tragedy more of this later expectations unfortunately are

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