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Rand Paul: If there is no military solution, why would we add more troops?

On the recordJune 5, 2018
If there is no military solution, why would we add more troops?
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul questions the rationale for increasing troop levels in Afghanistan.

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