I think keeping the larger-sized force would certainly, as you pointed out, reassure the Afghans.
Jack Reed: “I think keeping the larger-sized force would certainly, as you pointed out, reassure the Afghans.”
On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
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Reed advocates for maintaining a larger Afghan security force for stability.
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