12/08/2014
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"The President last night said Congress should do an authorization and weigh in and vote about whether this mission is in fact in the National interest."
"When the Soviet Union collapsed, we went to a reactive, case-by-case. After 9/11, we had a strategy again, which was the war on terror."
"I think the reality is, our best interests are served, not by withdrawing from many places in this world, but from continuing engagement."
"The President has announced a plan to withdraw United States forces completely from Afghanistan by the end of 2016."