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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
We are not an occupation force. Afghans must take primary responsibility for defending their own country and prepare to do so with a sense of purpose and urgency.
Said by
Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for Afghan self-defense and the end of U.S. military presence.

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