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Sorting through the complexities in Afghanistan
July 13: Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks with Rachel Maddow about the history of the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan and the different Taliban groups active in the region.
This next part discusses what was ignored by the previous administration and congresses, and the well known total incompetence, while they were overwhelmingly focused on Iraq. Which had Nothing to do with 9/11 nor a threat to us nor anything else except the long time relations with Saddam and souring of! Reason We’re Still In Both and Afghanistan Has Grown in Deadly Occupation, Growth in the Taliban, Growth in al Qaeda types and thus Destruction or Extreme Weakening of Our National Security!!
Plotting a path toward winning in Afghanistan
July 13: Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks with Rachel Maddow about the advantages and disadvantages for the U.S. in helping Afghans turn away the Taliban.
July 13: Rachel Maddow asks Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, about his reputation for being combative with the press.
July 13: Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, talks with Rachel Maddow about pruning some of the names from the U.N. terrorism list.