Secretary Gates told this committee a few weeks ago that he supported the decision to set the July 2011 date because it was necessary to 'grab the attention of the Afghan leadership and bring a sense of urgency to them of the need for them to step up to the plate to take ownership of the war and to recruit their own young men to fight.'
Manchin cites Gates on the urgency for Afghan leadership to take ownership of the war.
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West by God Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Blessed be West Virginia. ____________________
The greatest thing a person can have in life is the respect and dignity of a job, to take care of yourself and support your family.
When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.
The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.
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