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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    U.S. government hasn’t been telling the truth about the war in Afghanistan, report shows

    The Washington Post released a bombshell report this morning, showing that the U.S. government has been making rosy pronouncements about the war in Afghanistan that they knew were false, and hiding evidence that the war became unwinnable.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 9, 2019 • 1 min read

    The Washington Post released a bombshell report this morning, showing that the U.S. government has been making rosy pronouncements about the war in Afghanistan that they knew were false, and hiding evidence that the war became unwinnable. There were flawed strategies, wasted money, and unsuccessful efforts at nation-building. The U.S. made an unstable situation in an already-fragile country worse. It took the Washington Post three years and two federal lawsuits to gain access to these documents.

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    House Judiciary hearing focuses on evidence for impeachment
    1. 0:00Evidence to support impeachment is brought before the House Judiciary Committee
    2. 11:25Inspector General: There was no FBI plot to undermine the Trump campaign, but mistakes were made
    3. 21:43U.S. government hasn’t been telling the truth about the war in Afghanistan, report showsYou’re reading this
    4. 36:47The career and influence of Mary J. Blige
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