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CBS Eye on Veterans: Paul Rieckhoff – AFG Hell week

Paul joins CBS’s EyE on Veterans host Phil Briggs for a look at the efforts of #DigitalDunkirk and the massive efforts of our past guests have been undertaking. https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/eye-on-veterans-46660/paul-rieckhoff-afg-hell-week-689397653

WAPO: Biden built a bond with vets. His chaotic Afghanistan exit left many feeling torn.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-veterans-war-afghanistan-taliban/2021/08/20/40211454-00f7-11ec-ba7e-2cf966e88e93_story.html Most of us, whether you’re Republican or Democrat, we thought Biden would be better than this, because Beau [Biden] served after 9/11 and [the president] spent time with Gold Star families, he spent time with veterans,” said Paul Rieckhoff…

WAPO: Afghanistan is proving treacherous terrain for Biden

Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said that message ignores the role played by the United States in setting up the current faceoff. “That is geopolitical victim shaming,” Rieckhoff said. More here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghan-pullout-taliban/2021/08/13/73837d0a-fb98-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html