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On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
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.'
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin references Mullen on the positive impact of the July 2011 date on Afghan urgency.

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