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‘More harm than good’: Malcolm Turnbull laments Middle East wars after fall of Kabul
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says American-led wars in the Middle East have done more harm than good, with the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts accelerating radicalism throughout the region.
Mr Turnbull backed Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s position to end the “neoconservative agenda of using American military might to remake the world”, but said both presidents made mistakes in the withdrawal.
- Anthony Galloway
- Bribane Times
Despite their political differences, Mr Turnbull said, Trump and Biden were “absolutely on the same page” on wanting to end the costly wars, which was “hard to argue with”.
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