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On the recordMarch 15, 2021
I have evolved on that issue, and we cannot create a vacuum of power in the wake of our absence that would destabilize the region and our rebuilding efforts.
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Don Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Emphasizes the need for U.S. presence in Afghanistan to prevent regional destabilization.

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