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That's a rather Panglossian take.

We sacrificed more lives than were lost in the initial attack. And then there's the financial cost which is astronomical.

We had the chance to stop that attack and fucked up.

And now we've handed over control to the Taliban, the very same "freedom fighters" we helped to create. If you think that's victory then you're mistaken.

Meanwhile the greatest threats to America are from internal terrorists.




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