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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
the success of the surge in Iraq, and the example that's been set by Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the government there, to be able to take over responsibilities once the insurgency was reversed, is evidence of the same thing we have to accomplish in Afghanistan
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Draws parallels between Iraq and Afghanistan regarding government responsibility post-insurgency.

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