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You did a great job, Bari, in this interview. McMaster did not offer you much heavy thinking. He basically shifted his feet when you asked the questions that simply lie on the surface of our rage at this inanity. When it came to the military's culpability in this chaos he would giggle and not refute you. That's the best he had. The canard that Trump psychologically clouded Milley's judgment so that he could not see how bad things were was beyond insane. And his assertion that bringing Afghanis to America was the best way to defeat the Taliban was illusionary. Is this man really military? His answers were not direct, clear, and avoided anything approaching taking responsibility for atmospheres he helped create. A most disappointing moment. But you still managed to express the soul that is in our questions, outrage at incompetence, blame shifting, and intellectual laziness. Thank you for staying close to the American soul.

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