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On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I recently was over in Afghanistan over the Fourth of July, and there is great concern both amongst our military and with Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah and other Afghans about the present proposal to have our force in Afghanistan down to a, quote, embassy-centric force by 2017.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain expresses concern over reducing U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

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