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Jack Reed: “It strikes me there's three factors, here in Afghanistan, that were not present in Iraq.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
It strikes me there's three factors, here in Afghanistan, that were not present in Iraq.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Reed highlights key differences between Afghanistan and Iraq regarding military and political factors.

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