04/05/2016
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"It strikes me that rather than an arbitrary date for leaving Afghanistan, it should be based upon conditions on the field."
"I think the word you used is, it will be catastrophic if we cut off spare parts."
"The inability for the Afghans to have the operational reach represented by the Mi-17 will seriously deteriorate their ability to take the fight to the enemy."
"We tend to focus around here on problems. That's what we talk about. That's our job. But my sense is that Secretary Kerry and what happened last weekend was a big deal, and the avoidance of what could..."