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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
So you would agree with the concept that post-2014 if we had a configuration of American forces with adequate air power to assist the Afghan security forces, plus a Special Forces component, the Taliban days are over in terms of military conquest?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham discusses the potential effectiveness of U.S. military support against the Taliban after 2014.

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