On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I think our withdrawal in Iraq did not allow us the time to develop sustainable Iraqi forces and to provide the environment within which effective governance would develop.
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Gillibrand discusses lessons from Iraq's withdrawal applicable to Afghanistan.
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