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Cory Booker: “I guess I was surprised by what I was hearing on the ground by military leaders telling me there is only so much that…”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
I guess I was surprised by what I was hearing on the ground by military leaders telling me there is only so much that they can do, almost talking about a bit of a stalemate, but how important it is to build institutions there, how important it is to build self-reliance there.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for self-reliance in Afghanistan amidst military spending.

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