On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a great victory, but our mission in Afghanistan is to ensure that it can never again become a staging area for terrorist attacks against the American Homeland.
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congress.govThe killing of Osama bin Laden was a great victory, but our mission in Afghanistan is to ensure that it can never again become a staging area for terrorist attacks against the American Homeland.
Panetta outlines the ongoing mission in Afghanistan despite bin Laden's death.
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