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Evan Bayh: As the U.S. military continues to draw down our forces in Iraq, how does the new administration propose to balance the…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
As the U.S. military continues to draw down our forces in Iraq, how does the new administration propose to balance the needs of maintaining security in Iraq with its pledge to increase our troop levels in Afghanistan by as many 30,000 servicemembers?
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Evan Bayh

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Evan Bayh questions the balance of troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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