Two veterans running for Congress criticize Biden's handling of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan
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John Solomon
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🗓️ 18 August 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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From the frontlines to Congress, two combat-veterans join us to discuss their runs for Congress, the logistical failures that led to the outcome of the fall of Afghanistan, and the fallout of mixed emotions being experienced by the military community. The two candidates that are joining us: Joe Kent, former Army Special Forces, running for Washington’s 3rd District and Tom Norton, former Army National Guard infantry, running for Michigan’s 3rd District.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello America and welcome to a new edition of John Solomon Reports, a podcast from |
| 0:12.0 | Just the News. |
| 0:13.6 | Yep, you know what we are. |
| 0:15.3 | What a day, day four of the Afghan debacle, and some momentous shifts in the storyline |
| 0:22.5 | and the narrative and the consequences that all Americans are going to face as a result |
| 0:27.3 | of the bungled exit from Afghanistan. |
| 0:30.2 | And today we've got a very special show. |
| 0:33.4 | I'm really excited about this. |
| 0:35.3 | We have two guests in almost identical circumstances doing the same thing in the country with the |
| 0:41.4 | same background at the same extraordinary moment in time. |
| 0:45.4 | What an incredible opportunity. |
| 0:47.3 | We have joining us today to U.S. veterans of the Afghanistan war. |
| 0:52.6 | People who really put it on the line for us to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda and to |
| 0:57.6 | bring some form and some wants of security to Afghanistan to achieve the American objective. |
| 1:03.6 | Their names are Jo Kent and Tom Norton. |
| 1:06.2 | Jo Kent is from the state of Washington. |
| 1:08.2 | Tom Norton is from the state of Michigan. |
| 1:10.9 | They both serve their country ably. |
| 1:12.6 | They have a lot to say about this extraordinary debacle of an exit, but they're also doing |
| 1:17.7 | something else. |
| 1:19.1 | Their service to their country isn't ending with their service in the military. |
| 1:24.1 | Both of them have given greatly and they have given back Joe's wife, also on the service |
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