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The ramifications of the current situation extend further than just Afghanistan and the war on terror, but globally, Cheney told Karl.

\"Our allies are questioning this morning whether they can count on us for anything,\" Cheney said.

Karl pressed Cheney on the argument made by Republicans and Democrats, including former Rep. Justin Amash, that no matter when the U.S. were to withdraw, the results would be the same.

\"This is not ending the war, what this is doing actually is perpetuating it,\" Cheney responded. \"What we're seeing now is a policy that will ensure -- ensure, that we will in fact have to have our children and our grandchildren continuing to fight this war at much higher costs.\"

\"So everybody -- the Rand Paul, Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, Joe Biden view of the world here is fundamentally dangerous and irresponsible and wrong,\" Cheney added.

.@RepLizCheney: \"What we're seeing now is actually the opposite of ending war. What we're seeing now is a policy that will ensure that we will in fact have to have our children and our grandchildren continuing to fight this war at much higher costs.\" https://t.co/vq81FqSvQb pic.twitter.com/CERLpoYUiQ

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 15, 2021

Karl also asked Cheney about the fact the majority of Americans supported the U.S. withdrawal.

\"As you know, poll after poll, for the last several years, have shown that most Americans wanted us out of Afghanistan,\" Karl said. \"So can you really maintain for the long term a military operation that most of the American people do not support?\"

Asked how the U.S. can maintain a long-term military operation in Afghanistan that most Americans do not support, @RepLizCheney tells @jonkarl that leaders have the responsibility to explain \"why we need to keep a deployment of forces on the ground.\" https://t.co/vq81FqSvQb pic.twitter.com/QgrGYEDNIJ

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 15, 2021

\"As leaders we have an obligation no matter what the issue is to tell the American people the truth, and we have an obligation to explain what's necessary,\" Cheney responded. \"If American security requires that our enemies can't establish safe havens to attack us again, then our leaders across both parties have the responsibility to explain to the American people why we need to keep the deployment of forces on the ground.\"

\"This has been an epic failure across the board, one we're going to pay for for years to come,\" Cheney added.

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