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On the recordJuly 27, 2010
Wikileaks released 92,000 previously secret documents, totaling 200,000 pages, any one of which could conceivably be a case for a congressional hearing, which demonstrate that Congress has not been given a true account of the war by either the military or by two administrations. It would be good if Congress had announced hearings once WikiLeaks documents came forward. But what we've learned is this: our troops are being placed in mortal peril because of poor logistics, countless innocent civilians killed by mistake, an Afghanistan Government which is hopelessly corrupt, Pakistan intelligence collaborating with the Taliban against the U.S., the Pentagon understating the fire power of the insurgents, a top Pakistani general visiting a suicide bombing school monthly. Will we go deeper in this war in Afghanistan despite an abundance of information that it's time to get out? We need to make the decision now. Today, vote against the supplemental.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
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Jul 27, 2010

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Kucinich addresses the implications of WikiLeaks documents on U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.

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