Judd Legum

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4. As Secretary of Defense, Panetta declared we were "winning" in Afghanistan & praised the capability of its security forces "Afghanistan needs to be able to govern and secure itself," Panetta said in March 2012. "We're very close to accomplishing that" https://t.co/4oatAug9xp — PolitiTweet.org

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3. The lead quote comes from Leon Panetta, who claims that Biden "didn’t really spend much time on the issue" and the administration was just "crossing their fingers." But is Panetta a credible voice on how policies will play out in Afghanistan? https://t.co/4oatAug9xp — PolitiTweet.org

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5. As recently as June of this year, Panetta was touting the "progress" that had been made in building up the Afghan security forces and government. Panetta, of course, was wrong about all of this. https://t.co/4oatAug9xp — PolitiTweet.org

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