On the eve of the October 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, Joe Biden - then the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - was asked by Chris Matthews about what would happen after the Taliban was toppled.
Here's his first answer - will post the follow-up questions next:
Here's his first answer - will post the follow-up questions next:
Matthews then asked about the possibility of Afghanistan turning into another Vietnam:
And on what the government of Afghanistan would look like post-invasion:
And finally Matthews asked about Saddam Hussein:
"Do you think we should fight him?"
"Eventually, yes."
"Eventually fight him?
"Eventually."
"Do you think we should fight him?"
"Eventually, yes."
"Eventually fight him?
"Eventually."
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