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