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Barack Obama: Very difficult work remains ahead in Afghanistan and to lead those efforts for the United States and NATO-ISAF, I will…

On the recordOctober 9, 2012
Very difficult work remains ahead in Afghanistan and to lead those efforts for the United States and NATO-ISAF, I will nominate General Joseph Dunford as the new ISAF Commander (COMISAF).
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Nominations of General John R. Allen To Be Supreme Allied Commander Europe and General Joseph F. Dunford

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