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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The American people want to see execution of the promise to begin withdrawal this summer.”

On the recordJune 30, 2011
The American people want to see execution of the promise to begin withdrawal this summer.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand emphasizes the public's desire for a timely troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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