Corker: We’re Going to Have Troops in Afghanistan for the Next Decade

‘Are we likely to have troops in Afghanistan for the next decade? Sure’

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CHUCK TODD: You know, something struck me when I was thinking about this interview. When you were elected in 2006 and you took office in 2007, we had troops based in Afghanistan. And when you leave office in 2019, we’re going to have troops in Afghanistan. When your successor contemplates a second or third term in the United States Senate from Tennessee, are we still going to have troops based in Afghanistan?

SENATOR BOB CORKER: The entire GDP of Afghanistan cannot support even their security forces. I’m talking about their own security forces. Now, you know, what matters, Chuck, is what are they doing. Okay, what are those troops doing? But are we likely to have troops in Afghanistan for the next decade? Sure.

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