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Ron Johnson: “He announced a surge of troops in Afghanistan and in the…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on Fox News Channel's On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren

Published | Video Starts at 10:12

But you could at least find out whether this administration is committed to picking up the pieces afterwards or to meet every possible contingency or certainly think about it. But again, make the commitment. And we have history with this president. He announced a surge of troops in Afghanistan and in the same instant basically said, but we're bugging out in 2014. That's not a serious, that's not being serious in terms of committing to victory. Senator, always nice to see you. And I might add from the great state of Wisconsin. (10:12–10:21)

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Asserts that President Obama announced a troop surge in Afghanistan while simultaneously stating a withdrawal date of 2014.

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