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Carl Levin: “I was absolutely dismayed because I thought that comment of his, talking about us as occupiers, plays right into the…”

On the recordJune 22, 2011
I was absolutely dismayed because I thought that comment of his, talking about us as occupiers, plays right into the hands of a common enemy, the Taliban.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin expresses dismay over Karzai's comments about U.S. forces being occupiers.

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