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Neil Abercrombie: “That is the issue that I raised with respect to November 2. Let us face it. No matter who you are in this country, a…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2004
That is the issue that I raised with respect to November 2. Let us face it. No matter who you are in this country, a vote is going to take place on November 2. That man has to answer and his boss, the President of the United States, has to answer for why in Afghanistan today there is no governmental entity at all other than that which exists under the direct protection of what amounts to a praetorian guard of the United States in Kabul. The rest of the country is under the sway of warlords and the Taliban is resurging, the Taliban is resurging and more opium is being grown, more dope is being sold, more financing for the Taliban is taking place than ever before.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

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Addressing the situation in Afghanistan and the upcoming election on November 2.

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