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17 August 2022

Washington Examiner | Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan accelerated downward spiral in polls “The reality is that we were losing the war. Even with a massive set of airstrikes and a surge of forces from 2017 to 2019, the Taliban kept gaining ground, and the Afghan government just simply did not have the support of its people,” said Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Concerned Veterans for America and vice president of foreign policy at Stand Together. “That’s a hard reality for a lot of people to accept.”

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He added, “There was not some magical middle ground where we could have kept 2,500 troops in Afghanistan and held back the Taliban without incurring significant casualties.”

Military Times | Why comparing VA home loans to other options might soon get easier

Stars and Stripes | First Honor Flight from Hawaii scheduled for week of Veterans Day

The Hill | Air Force tests ICBM after delay over tensions with China

Military Times | Stricter social media rules for DoD officials aim to prevent snafus

Associated Press | US, South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week

CNBC | U.S. Navy is seeing more ‘unsafe’ aerial intercepts by China says Seventh Fleet commander

Stars and Stripes | Fatal crash of US Marines’ Osprey in Norway blamed on pilot error

Politico | Iran delivers deadline response to draft nuclear deal

Associated Press | Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukraine attack

Associated Press | Putin blasts US ‘hegemony,’ predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world

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