WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Tonight, President Obama addressed the nation with his plan to begin
withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan. Senator Murkowski issued
the following reaction:
“Regardless
of the number of soldiers the President decides to pull out of Afghanistan, it’s
critical that we begin the withdrawal as responsibly as possible. The last
thing we want is for the drawdown to endanger our soldiers remaining
there. I don’t want to see that happen to Alaska’s troops in action, like
the 4,000 Stryker Brigade soldiers in Afghanistan who are only two months into
a year-long deployment.”
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