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On the recordMay 20, 2012
We agreed that this transition to Afghan lead for security would begin in 2011 and that it would conclude in 2014.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the International Security Assistance Force Meeting on Afghanistan in Chicago

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