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On the recordMarch 1, 2016
President Obama's plan to draw down to 5,500 troops by the end of 2016 from the 9,800 service members in Afghanistan now, would leave the United States with 'a very limited ability' to conduct its counterterrorism operations.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson discusses the implications of troop reduction on U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

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