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The Report: Biden’s Costly Misstep

Plus: The disappearing army, the crisis of nurses and vaccination fabrication

August 20, 2021

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TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetary to honor fallen veterans of the Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia on April 14, 2021. - President Joe Biden announced it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden sold himself as a foreign policy pro who would reassure allies, avoid amateur missteps and restore U.S. standing on the world stage. The fall of Afghanistan did anything but.

President Joe Biden claimed in July that hundreds of thousands of uniformed troops were ready to defend Afghanistan. They have vanished following the Taliban's rout.

The president is attempting to walk a fine line between getting more Americans to take the shot and avoiding pushback.

Already shorthanded, the nation's nurses are fighting burnout along with another surge in coronavirus cases.

The pressure from the Biden administration comes as roughly two-thirds of children head back to school this week.

People hoping to get around pandemic restrictions related to vaccination status are having an easy time securing fake cards, experts say.

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