8/19/2021: Sen. Jack Reed
The Rhode Island Democrat and Armed Services chairman discusses what went wrong with the evacuation of Afghanistan.
Episode 131 of the Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News podcast, hosted by Lee Dooley, titled "8/19/2021: Sen. Jack Reed" was published on August 19, 2021 and runs 25 minutes.
August 19, 2021 ·25m · Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News
Summary
The Rhode Island Democrat and Armed Services chairman discusses what went wrong with the evacuation of Afghanistan.
Episode Description
This week on Newsmakers: U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discusses the chaotic American evacuation of Afghanistan and whether President Biden made a mistake ordering the withdrawal. The fourth-term Rhode Island Democrat also looks back at why the U.S. mission struggled and what he learned during his 18 visits to the country since 2001.
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