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Adam Kinzinger: “I think it would be very unfortunate for 20 years from now for us to read the history books and say that America was…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2013
I think it would be very unfortunate for 20 years from now for us to read the history books and say that America was 5,000 troops short of actually being successful in Afghanistan.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger warns against insufficient troop levels leading to future failures in Afghanistan.

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