02/25/2013
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"We have forced on these people a system totally inconsistent with their tradition."
"Thirty billion dollars for 30,000 extra troops in Afghanistan. The whole gross national product of that country is $15 billion."
"How much does it cost to have 1,000 troops in Afghanistan? You are advocating 30,000 residual troops. How much would it cost?"
"It is no longer acceptable to the people of the United States to be the policemen of the world."