Mark Begich said "General Petraeus, some experts have suggested increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA) to as large as 250,000 and the Afghan National Police (ANP) to 150,000, respectively." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010

General Petraeus, some experts have suggested increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA) to as large as 250,000 and the Afghan National Police (ANP) to 150,000, respectively.

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Mark Begich

Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich discusses proposals to increase the Afghan National Army and Police sizes.

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