Ex-CIA director says the US invading Iraq was a 'bad decision'

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9/11 was a wakeup call to the dangers of terrorism. Ten years later, Leon Panetta was CIA director when US special forces shot and killed Osama bin Laden. Speaking to Sky’s Yalda Hakim, he said the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was a huge betrayal and shared his assessment of the lessons learned from Afghanistan and Iraq. #war #9/11 #us #afghanistan #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy

Tags: IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, WAR, UNITED STATES, BIN LADEN, 9/11, LEON PANETTA, CIA DIRECTOR, SKY NEWS, THE WORLD, YALDA HAKIM, TERROR, TERRORISIM

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