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Lindsey Graham: “The bottom line is if we have an American military presence post 2014 at the request of the Afghan Government and people…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
The bottom line is if we have an American military presence post 2014 at the request of the Afghan Government and people that would allow a CT capability, American air power, that would always give the edge to the Afghan security forces and probably be the end of the Taliban militarily.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the importance of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan for security.

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