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On the recordJanuary 18, 2022
The U.S. Government hid the real price tag of our war in Afghanistan and contracts with private companies like yours.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She accuses the government of obscuring the true costs of the Afghanistan war.

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