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Russ Feingold: “Several witnesses testified before this committee that the majority of people we're currently fighting in Afghanistan do…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
Several witnesses testified before this committee that the majority of people we're currently fighting in Afghanistan do not have an international terrorist agenda.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold highlights that many combatants in Afghanistan lack global terrorist motives.

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