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Walter B. Jones: If we get into 2014 and see that President Obama or a Republican president, and the Afghans are not trained to where…

On the recordMarch 19, 2012
If we get into 2014 and see that President Obama or a Republican president, and the Afghans are not trained to where they need to be, and we are spending money, we are losing lives, will you be honest with the next administration?
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Walter B. Jones
North Carolina

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Jones urges accountability regarding U.S. military training efforts in Afghanistan.

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