The people in my district, the 3rd District of North Carolina, the home of Camp Lejeune Marine base, 60,000 retired military, do not understand the stupidity of this policy in Afghanistan.
Walter B. Jones: “The people in my district, the 3rd District of North Carolina, the home of Camp Lejeune Marine base, 60,000 retired…”
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Jones criticizes U.S. policy in Afghanistan, expressing confusion among his constituents.
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