Joe Biden needlessly abandoned the Afghan people – and Britain stood idly by
In the worst foreign policy failure since the Suez crisis, the UK has desperately lacked the speed and decisiveness required.
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In the worst foreign policy failure since the Suez crisis, the UK has desperately lacked the speed and decisiveness required.
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