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On the recordOctober 31, 2017
the reason I ask that question is that stands in contrast to something we heard our President say, that we are fighting terrorism, we are not nation-building, in Afghanistan.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

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Massie contrasts President's statement on fighting terrorism with ongoing nation-building efforts in Afghanistan.

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