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On the recordApril 16, 2013
I think the reasons that we went to Afghanistan still remain.
Said by
Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson emphasizes the ongoing reasons for U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

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