On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The enemy in Afghanistan is not the insurgent; the enemy is fear.
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Admiral Michael Mullen
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congress.govAdmiral Michael Mullen: “The enemy in Afghanistan is not the insurgent; the enemy is fear.”
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Mullen highlights that fear, not insurgents, is the true enemy in Afghanistan.
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