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On the recordFebruary 11, 2016
Will we ever leave? Can we ever leave? I am not convinced that our existing plan is one that we can take to the American people and assure them that our presence in Afghanistan is worth the cost in money and in lives.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Speier questions the feasibility of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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