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Lindsey Graham: “Have we had enough people in RC-East since December 2009 to have an effective counterinsurgency?”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
Have we had enough people in RC-East since December 2009 to have an effective counterinsurgency?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Graham inquires about troop levels for effective counterinsurgency in Afghanistan.

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