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Joe Manchin: I worry that the country is setting a dangerous precedent by entering into these sorts of projects, where the recipient…

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
I worry that the country is setting a dangerous precedent by entering into these sorts of projects, where the recipient nation does not have the resources to maintain the project--dooming it to ultimate failure until the United States intervenes again with aid money and support.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin expresses concern over the sustainability of U.S. nation-building projects in Afghanistan.

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