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Boehner, Skelton want more on Afghan.

From NBC's Luke Russert After the White House acknowledged the re-election of Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, both Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Ike Skelton (D-MO) released statements... Full Article at MSNBC

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  1. I continue to believe that General McChrystal’s counter insurgency plan is the right approach, including his call to build capability at the local level.
    Ike Skelton – Ike Skelton SOURCE: MSNBC 3 weeks ago
  2. How credible is the partner who is now the de facto winner? And we know. He is not credible ... They placed themselves in a slight dilemma here.
    Joe Sestak – Joe Sestak SOURCE: FOX News 3 weeks ago
  3. Now that it is clear that President Karzai will remain in office, the White House has no further pretext for delaying the decision on giving General McChrystal the resources he needs to achieve our goals in Afghanistan ... There are no more excuses.
    John Boehner – John Boehner SOURCE: FOX News 3 weeks ago
  4. President Karzai has been declared the winner ... so obviously he is the legitimate leader of the country
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