Kevin McCarthy: “Why wouldn`t we keep a base in that geographical region of the world, why would release it? Why if there was not one…”

“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.”