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Robert Byrd: The United States cannot currently commit U.S. forces in Afghanistan to attack 'al Qaeda and its extremist allies' in…

On the recordApril 6, 2009
The United States cannot currently commit U.S. forces in Afghanistan to attack 'al Qaeda and its extremist allies' in their safe havens in Pakistan.
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Robert Byrd

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Byrd discusses U.S. military limitations in Afghanistan regarding al Qaeda.

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