Mark Kelly said "We turned around and walked away from Afghanistan when we shouldn't have and al-Qaeda rose up in that place." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 28, 2012

We turned around and walked away from Afghanistan when we shouldn't have and al-Qaeda rose up in that place.

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Mike Kelly criticizes the withdrawal from Afghanistan and its consequences.

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