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On the recordSeptember 10, 2009
This is an army that is willing to fight and take on the Taliban. What they need is much larger numbers. They need training. They need the equipment. And we have fallen short in providing them with all of that.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin discusses the need for more support for Afghan forces before sending additional American troops.

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