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Eliot Engel: “In sum, the administration seems to be planning to escalate the war in order to break the stalemate, forcing the Taliban…”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
In sum, the administration seems to be planning to escalate the war in order to break the stalemate, forcing the Taliban to the negotiating table.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Eliot Engel critiques the administration's plan to escalate military efforts in Afghanistan.

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