A force of only 10,000 will barely be able to protect itself and would likely result in ceding the city of Herat to Iranian authorities.
Joe Manchin: “A force of only 10,000 will barely be able to protect itself and would likely result in ceding the city of Herat to…”
On the recordApril 15, 2013
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Warning about the dangers of reducing troop levels to 10,000.
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