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On the recordMay 5, 2010
So obviously I think we have to ask whether a massive open-ended military presence that has already increased United States and Afghan civilian casualties and cost tens of billions of dollars makes sense.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold questions the rationale behind prolonged military involvement in Afghanistan.

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