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On the recordAugust 24, 2021
Why wouldn`t we keep a base in that geographical region of the world, why would release it? Why if there was not one casualty in the last 18 months, only 2,500 troops had to be there? We were securing what we need to do. I don`t believe it was right to close the base. You asked me a question, I would have kept it open.
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Kevin McCarthy
Republican · California
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msnbc.com

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Kevin McCarthy discusses his belief that the U.S. should have maintained a military base in Afghanistan.

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