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On the recordJune 22, 2011
I think for a variety of reasons we have heard discussed at great detail here today, a counterinsurgency strategy is just not sustainable and is not likely, no matter how many years we pursue it, to succeed in developing a truly secure and stable Afghanistan.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons argues against the sustainability of a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

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