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Jack Reed: “The larger issue here is, to the extent-- implicit in your plans for a phasedown of American forces, I always assumed…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
The larger issue here is, to the extent-- implicit in your plans for a phasedown of American forces, I always assumed was a robust special operations capacity that could operate throughout the country.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed emphasizes the importance of special operations in U.S. withdrawal plans.

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