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Hillary Clinton: I think what the President has decided now, which I also agree, is that we have made substantial progress in reversing…

On the recordJune 22, 2011
I think what the President has decided now, which I also agree, is that we have made substantial progress in reversing Taliban momentum and now we have to see how sustainable it is by relying on the Afghans themselves and by not only withdrawing our troops, but to begin to somewhat reshape their mission.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton emphasizes the need to assess the sustainability of progress in Afghanistan.

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