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Hillary Clinton: The United States is not going to be your surrogate army, and we're not going to stay forever.

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
The United States is not going to be your surrogate army, and we're not going to stay forever.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton emphasizes U.S. commitment to Afghan self-reliance and not being a permanent military presence.

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