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Ari Fleischer: I think the bigger substantive issue, though, in Afghanistan is the place is still a mess. You know, the president said…

On the recordApril 30, 2012
I think the bigger substantive issue, though, in Afghanistan is the place is still a mess. You know, the president said tonight that in the last three years the tide has turned. Since he became president, he said the tide has turned. I don't think anything has turned. Afghanistan was a mess, it is a mess.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

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Ari Fleischer critiques the situation in Afghanistan, arguing that despite claims of progress, the situation remains dire.

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