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Patrick Leahy: “How are you going to do that when a government in Kabul turns power over to warlords, and oftentimes corrupt groups in…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
How are you going to do that when a government in Kabul turns power over to warlords, and oftentimes corrupt groups in other parts of the country, and say, 'Here, go ahead and have Sharia law. Do whatever you want.'
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy questions the effectiveness of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan given local governance issues.

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