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to send an additional 30,000 US troops
to Afghanistan. After 18 months,
our troops will begin to come home. I do not make this decision lightly. We have been at war now for eight years,
at enormous cost in lives and resources. - [GLEN BREATHING HEAVILY]
- Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism have left our unity
on national security issues in tatters. And having just experienced
the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people are
understandably focused on rebuilding our economy
and putting people to work here at home. [CONTINUES BREATHING HEAVILY]
to Afghanistan. After 18 months,
our troops will begin to come home. I do not make this decision lightly. We have been at war now for eight years,
at enormous cost in lives and resources. - [GLEN BREATHING HEAVILY]
- Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism have left our unity
on national security issues in tatters. And having just experienced
the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people are
understandably focused on rebuilding our economy
and putting people to work here at home. [CONTINUES BREATHING HEAVILY]
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to send an additional 30,000 US troops
to Afghanistan.
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After 18 months,
our troops will begin to come home.
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I do not make this decision lightly.
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We have been at war now for eight years,
at enormous cost in lives and resources.
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- [GLEN BREATHING HEAVILY]
- Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism
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have left our unity
on national security issues in tatters.
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And having just experienced
the worst economic crisis
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since the Great Depression,
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the American people are
understandably focused on
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rebuilding our economy
and putting people to work here at home.
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[CONTINUES BREATHING HEAVILY]
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Movie Summary
An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.