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Carl Levin: “We believe that is the wrong approach. It is just too early to decide that conditions 2 or 3 years from now will allow a…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
We believe that is the wrong approach. It is just too early to decide that conditions 2 or 3 years from now will allow a one-third reduction in the size of the Afghan security forces.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin expresses concerns about proposed cuts to Afghan security forces.

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