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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
I would like to see you move more quickly rather than more slowly, and encourage looking at our policy there to find a way to ensure our security, having achieved many of our goals, and assure our security without as broad a footprint as we have today.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett urges for a quicker policy shift in Afghanistan to enhance security.

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