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On the recordApril 30, 2012
Not only were we able to blunt the Taliban momentum. Not only were we able to drive al Qaeda out of Afghanistan, but slowly and systemically, we have been able to decimate the ranks of al Qaeda.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama reflects on military successes in Afghanistan.

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