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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I'm assuming somewhere, and maybe it's not within DOD, but maybe it's a combo between DOD, State, and others: Assume the scenario we're out of Afghanistan; there is a financial cost that we're going to be committed to at some point, for all the reasons.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Discussing financial commitments post-Afghanistan withdrawal.

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