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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
If the President comes out and says that, 'In 2013, the United States is out of here,' then we're going to sit back and just wait until 2013.
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Saxby Chambliss
Republican · Georgia

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Chambliss warns that a withdrawal announcement could embolden the Taliban.

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