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On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
I worry that, to some extent, we've done that in Afghanistan, and we may pay a high price for it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses concern about U.S. actions in Afghanistan affecting Iraq.

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