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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Aug 22, 2021, 07:48 PM Aug 2021

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the US should maintain a 'light footprint' of troops in Afghanistan [View all]

Sen. Ben Sasse said that the US should keep a "light footprint" of troops in Afghanistan to counter potential terrorists in the country with the reemergence of Taliban rule.

During an interview on "Fox News Sunday," the Nebraska Republican told host Chris Wallace that President Joe Biden should make it clear that the country could change its position on the US withdrawal if American citizens and allies are threatened.

He also rejected the notion that the US having a small presence in the country would be a problematic proposition.

"The false choice that the President has laid out again and again and again for months has never been true," he said. "The choice has never been between zero troops and just withdrawing and giving the Taliban back a sanctuary to allow terrorists to plot attacks of international reach or on the other hand, having 150,000 occupying ground forces."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/republican-sen-ben-sasse-says-the-us-should-maintain-a-light-footprint-of-troops-in-afghanistan/ar-AANBEdT

So I guess the 2500 the Mango Mussolini left were enough. You clearly aren't paying attention Sasse.

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