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Carl Levin: “We really feel that this is a very good investment of dollars, and it is a heck of a lot better than having a larger…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
We really feel that this is a very good investment of dollars, and it is a heck of a lot better than having a larger number of American troops there.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Arguing for a large Afghan army as a better investment than more American troops.

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