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Jackie Speier: I think we are whistling in the wind if we think that once we recede from that country, that we are going to be able to…

On the recordApril 24, 2013
I think we are whistling in the wind if we think that once we recede from that country, that we are going to be able to have as much of an impact or more of an impact than we have right now.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier expresses concern about the impact of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on women's safety.

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