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Saxby Chambliss: the critical point that we can seriously think about turning that country over to the Afghan people from the standpoint…

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
the critical point that we can seriously think about turning that country over to the Afghan people from the standpoint of security--not governance, but from the standpoint of security--is the point in time when the military as well as the security police are trained to the point to be able to protect the citizens of Afghanistan.
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Saxby Chambliss
Republican · Georgia

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Chambliss discusses the conditions necessary for transferring security responsibilities to Afghan forces.

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