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'No One Should Be Surprised By This': U.S. Afghanistan Watchdog On Mission's Collapse - Rachel Maddow
John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, talks with Rachel Maddow about why no one who read his regular reports would be surprised at the collapse of the U.S.-trained Afghan army, and why the U.S. needs to develop a better plan for the inevitable next time it tries to rebuild another country. Aired on 08/19/2021.