01/16/2018
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"Admiral Mullen said at the same hearing that the July 2011 date 'has given the Afghans a sense of urgency that they didn't have before the decision was made.'"
"Do you believe that al Qaeda still poses a threat to the United States of America?"
"With the tremendous budget concerns we have within our own nation, if changes are made or adjustments are made to the operation as we know it in Afghanistan today, do you think it will affect the outc..."
"So, basically, we have an ally who truly is not acting as an ally."