As a matter of principle, American troops had to stay in Afghanistan, and they did. The only question was, why hadn’t Donald Trump attacked Russia in retaliation for the killing of a U.S. soldier? The public didn’t want to stay in Afghanistan for 20 years, but they did, and they got their way because they lied. I was clear with President Putin that we could have gone further, but I chose not to do so. This article is adapted from Tucker Carlson's opening commentary on the April 16, 2021 edition of "Tucker Carlson Tonight"

Source: Fox News April 17, 2021 02:15 UTC