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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
The world walked away from Afghanistan once before, and it descended into chaos that contributed to the worst terrorist attack ever against our homeland.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed warns against repeating past mistakes in Afghanistan that led to chaos and terrorism.

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