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Angus King: “I think it would be a tragedy if we pull our forces out of there prematurely.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
I think it would be a tragedy if we pull our forces out of there prematurely.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King warns against premature withdrawal from Afghanistan, likening it to a critical mistake in football.

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