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On the recordApril 15, 2013
I think that most of us, maybe all of us, agree that we need to have a credible commitment, the earlier the better.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin emphasizes the need for a timely and credible U.S. military commitment in Afghanistan.

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