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Joe Manchin: “Sir, can you honestly tell the American people, can you tell the people in West Virginia, that we should be in…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
Sir, can you honestly tell the American people, can you tell the people in West Virginia, that we should be in Afghanistan and stay in Afghanistan, it's our purpose to do that?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin questions the purpose of remaining in Afghanistan.

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