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On the recordApril 15, 2013
If we were not to have a presence or a sufficient presence in the western part of the country looking at our post-2014 posture, along with our NATO allies, what type of influence do you think Iran would have, and what do you think that they would do with that?
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Ayotte questions the potential Iranian influence in Afghanistan without U.S. presence.

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