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Dick Lugar: “I do not support the decision to prolong and expand a risky and unsustainable strategy in the region.”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
I do not support the decision to prolong and expand a risky and unsustainable strategy in the region.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Lugar opposes extending military strategy in Afghanistan, advocating for a sustainable approach.

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