U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, a retired brigadier general who was deployed four times to the Middle East.

"What is unfolding before our eyes in Afghanistan is a colossal failure, and my heart aches for the Gold Star families who are asking if their loss was in vain, and for the people of Afghanistan who have assisted our military. For months, I’ve warned the public about the potential takeover of the Taliban and it is happening before our eyes...."

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