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
On the recordDecember 8, 2009
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Draws parallels between Iraq and Afghanistan regarding government responsibility post-insurgency.
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