What a Retired General Who Served 10 Tours in Afghanistan Has to Say
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🗓️ 19 August 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
As Afghanistan continues to dominate the news cycle, we learn more about what led to the end of America’s longest war. But sometimes lost in the discussions about strategy and tactics is the human element of the story.
Retired U.S. Army Gen. Don Bolduc served 10 tours in Afghanistan and knows what daily life was like for our troops.
"This was lost at the higher levels ... unfortunately the Afghan government and military and national police have responsibility here, but not the men and women that served in our military for 20 years and went over there repeatedly," says Bolduc. "They did their job, they did it well, they did it with honor and the sacrifice out there. Their friends and family members did not go in vain despite what you're seeing today."
Bolduc joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss his experiences on the ground, and what we can do for our troops coming home.
We also cover these news stories:
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says there will be many congressional inquiries into what happened in Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan’s deposed president Ashraf Ghani is currently sheltering in the United Arab Emirates on humanitarian grounds.
- The Texas Democrats who fled the state capital to block the vote on an election bill could now be arrested for doing so.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, August 19th. |
| 0:09.8 | I'm Virginia Allen. |
| 0:11.4 | And I'm Doug Blair. |
| 0:12.8 | Afghanistan continues to dominate the new cycle. |
| 0:16.2 | As the days go by, we learn more and more about the mistakes and failures that led to the |
| 0:20.7 | end of America's longest war. |
| 0:23.2 | What is sometimes lost in the big picture discussions is the human element of the story. |
| 0:28.0 | Today's guest, retired U.S. Army General Don Bulldock, served 10 tours in Afghanistan. |
| 0:33.5 | He joins the podcast to discuss his experiences on the ground and what we can do for our troops |
| 0:38.2 | coming home. |
| 0:40.2 | And don't forget, if you enjoy listening to this podcast, be sure to leave us a review |
| 0:45.0 | or a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe. |
| 0:49.7 | Now onto today's top news. |
| 1:00.5 | Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be many congressional inquiries into |
| 1:05.6 | what happened in Afghanistan. |
| 1:08.2 | Speaking on the Hugh Hewitt radio show on Wednesday, McConnell said three leading Democrats have |
| 1:14.0 | already spoken out and discussed over the way the events unfolded in Afghanistan. |
| 1:18.9 | I think we'd have bipartisan support for a plan that might actually work. |
| 1:24.1 | I noted this morning, Hugh, that the three Democratic Chairman of the Defense Armed Services |
| 1:30.4 | Intelligence Committee announced they are upset about this as well. |
| 1:36.6 | So President has managed to alienate even his allies with this step. |
| 1:44.1 | And in terms of the political consequences of it, his approval rating below 50% for the |
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