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Adam Smith: “I think the single most important thing right now is to get that Bilateral Security Agreement to eliminate some of that…”

On the recordApril 16, 2013
I think the single most important thing right now is to get that Bilateral Security Agreement to eliminate some of that uncertainty as to what exactly our role is going to be post-2014.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes the importance of a Bilateral Security Agreement for future U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.

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