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Leon Panetta: “I think if we stick with it, if we continue to provide help and assistance to them, that I think there is going to be a…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I think if we stick with it, if we continue to provide help and assistance to them, that I think there is going to be a point where Afghanistan can control its own future.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta expresses hope for Afghanistan's future stability with continued support.

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