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Adam Smith: “That said, we have got to hand off responsibility at some point and I think it is important we have done this in a…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
That said, we have got to hand off responsibility at some point and I think it is important we have done this in a stairstep manner.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith emphasizes the need for a gradual transfer of responsibility in Afghanistan.

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