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On the recordJune 17, 2009
As I suggested in my opening statement, there's an issue of, as we draw down in Iraq, conventional forces redeploying and there's the expectation that SOF elements will help us make that transition and continue our presence there.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the transition of forces in Iraq.

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