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Biden’s Foreign Policy Failures Overshadow His Hope of Restoring the ‘Soul of America’

It started with Afghanistan and seemed to go downhill from there.

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President Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025 at Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan/Pool-Getty Images
HOLLIE McKAY
HOLLIE McKAY

As President Biden’s 50 year career in politics draws to a close, his mission to “restore the soul of America” will likely be overshadowed by his foreign policy legacy — and in ways none-too-flattering.  

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HOLLIE McKAY
HOLLIE McKAY

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield,' 'Afghanistan: The End of the US Footprint and Rise of the Taliban Rule,' and 'The Dictator's Wife.'

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