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Susan Collins: “Even if there is a satisfactory end-state in Afghanistan, how can we achieve the President's goal of preventing the…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2011
Even if there is a satisfactory end-state in Afghanistan, how can we achieve the President's goal of preventing the return of al Qaeda fighters to Afghanistan and Pakistan so long as they can take advantage of the safe havens?
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins questions the feasibility of U.S. goals given existing safe havens for al Qaeda.

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