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Hillary Clinton: “I remember early in--right after the Afghan war started--meeting an Afghan general who said he was so surprised because…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
I remember early in--right after the Afghan war started--meeting an Afghan general who said he was so surprised because all he knew about America was that men were wrestlers and women wore bikinis.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton reflects on misconceptions about America from a foreign perspective.

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