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Leon Panetta: This isn't a cost that we ought to bear. It's a cost that NATO and others ought to bear as well.

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
This isn't a cost that we ought to bear. It's a cost that NATO and others ought to bear as well.
Said by
Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta emphasizes that NATO should share the financial burden of supporting Afghan forces.

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