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Sherrod Brown: “One of the things I want to make sure that we do with Afghanistan when we pretty much pull out by the end of 2014 is…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2011
One of the things I want to make sure that we do with Afghanistan when we pretty much pull out by the end of 2014 is that we leave behind a country that can feed itself, a country that can govern itself, and a country that can defend itself.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Scott Brown emphasizes the importance of a self-sufficient Afghanistan post-U.S. withdrawal.

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