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Angus King: It strikes me that rather than an arbitrary date for leaving Afghanistan, it should be based upon conditions on the…

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
It strikes me that rather than an arbitrary date for leaving Afghanistan, it should be based upon conditions on the field.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King advocates for a conditional approach to U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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