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Dick Durbin: “Until we receive the President's request for plans in Afghanistan after 2014, it is virtually impossible to understand…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Until we receive the President's request for plans in Afghanistan after 2014, it is virtually impossible to understand what is required to support sailors and marines serving in war zones.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the uncertainty in military support without the President's plans for Afghanistan.

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