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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I thought the President made not only a correct, but a courageous decision in 2009 in deciding to raise the number of our forces in Afghanistan by 30,000 plus.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman praises Obama's decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan.

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