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Carl Levin: “Until the minute you make our security forces self-sufficient. Then you will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Until the minute you make our security forces self-sufficient. Then you will be welcome to visit us, not as soldiers, but as guests.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Levin emphasizes the importance of Afghan self-sufficiency for U.S. troop withdrawal.

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