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Ron Johnson: “President Obama announced, you know, a surge, but then the…”

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

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Senator Johnson on The Daily Rundown - MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 02:39

But again, what is the action and what are the repercussions of those actions? Has this administration thought it out? Will they be committed? I mean, let's, let's go back to Afghanistan when President Obama announced, you know, a surge, but then the same time he announced withdrawal. I mean, I don't want to see that type of ineffective action that actually makes matters worse. So again, we've got to see the entire strategy. (02:39–02:44)

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Asserts that President Obama announced a military surge and withdrawal simultaneously in Afghanistan.

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