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    He did not comment on Jock Stirrup's admission that Al Qaeda is no longer active in Afghanistan. "We have 9,000 troops in Afghanistan because the Americans have 70,000 troops there, and because America is our closest ally" said Johnson, writing in the Daily Telegraph today (9 November). Full Article at Ekklesia
    We have 9,000 troops in Afghanistan because the Americans have 70,000 troops there, and because America is our closest ally
    Boris Johnson – Boris Johnson SOURCE: Ekklesia 4 weeks ago
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  1. incredibly important that we do better at explaining the successes we are having
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