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John McCain: Why in the world would we not tell the Afghans and the American people what size of residual force we want there and…

On the recordDecember 9, 2013
Why in the world would we not tell the Afghans and the American people what size of residual force we want there and what their roles and missions would be?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions the lack of clarity on U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan.

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