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Washington mdash; GOP senators offered their continued support for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after he froze mid-sentence for several seconds while speaking to reporters this week, brushing off questions about his ability to remain the top Republican in the upper chamber after the episode. He said he s fine and I take him at face value, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the Senate s second-ranking Republican, told reporters Thursday. You heard him respond to questions yesterday. He was very crisp in his answers. GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said Mc
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stanley cup or leader to so many people here that I think people still have a lot of confidence in, she said.Lummis said it s legitimate to discuss the ages of the nation s leaders, but added that we all age differently and at different times. US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2023. McConnell, 81, sparked health concerns on July 26 when he appeared to physically seize up at a press conference in Congress. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called the incident disturbing, but said McConnell was strong and alert when they talked Wednesday night.
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The U.S. must maintain a strong presence in Afghanistan in order to both prevent the Ta
airmax liban from regaining outsize power and keep the existing Afghan government afloat, says Phil Reilly, a former Special Forces soldier and CIA senior paramilitary officer who spent years in leadership posts in both Iraq and Afghanistan.Reilly was among the ten officers that made up the first CIA team deployed to Afghanistan just fifteen days after the September 11 attacks.Transcript Absent U.S. presence, a strong presence helping to fight the enemy presence there, Reilly said. I don t think the Afghan government can do it on its own. You would have a greater problem if we would leave. In an interview withIntelligence Mattershost and CBS News Senior National Security contributor Michael Morell, Reilly, who also served as the CIA s chief of station in Afghanistan and led its Special Activities Division, said U.S. capabilities in Afghanistan were keeping things in check ndash; though he conceded that troop engagement was already protracted. I don t think that my grandchildren should be g
adidas originals oing to Afghanistan, but I don t see how we can remove the capability that is there, Reilly said. Even the forces that do remain, he continued, can t stop suicide bombs and
yeezy attacks throughout the capital. The enemy can do that with impunity ndash; and does, Reilly told Morell. He added that the best outcome the United States could hope for to the conflict
