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Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), now an NBC News contributor, said Monday on MSNBC ‘s “Deadline” that the speed at which the Taliban took over Afghanistan once President Joe Biden withdrew the U.S. military validated his decision to leave the country. McCaskill said, “I think it’s hard to draw away from the heartbreaking chaos we’ve witnessed and the tragic deaths of our men and women that were on the front lines trying to evacuate people friendly to America and others who wanted to get out. If you back up and really look at this with a cold eye, and I...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2007 – The return of 1st Cavalry Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team to Fort Hood, Texas, proves the surge of American troops into Iraq is working, a coalition commander said today. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, take a break during a cordon-and-search operation in the Rashid district of Baghdad on April 14, 2007. Photo by Sgt. Tierney Nowland, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “(That unit) is about to depart, and there is not another surge brigade coming in behind it,” Army Col. John Lehr...