07/11/2018
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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."
"I think the key lesson is that, after all of the sacrifice and all the accomplishments over the past 13 years, what we need to do is ensure that the transition results in the Afghan forces being susta..."
"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."