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Roger Wicker: “We envision transition in the South to commence by January 2013, if current trends of developmental progress continue.”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
We envision transition in the South to commence by January 2013, if current trends of developmental progress continue.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker discusses the expected timeline for transitioning control in southern Afghanistan.

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