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Tim Kaine: “General Austin always had a firm view that we needed--18,000 to 20,000 is what he first said.”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
General Austin always had a firm view that we needed--18,000 to 20,000 is what he first said.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine discusses General Austin's initial troop recommendations for Iraq.

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