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Jul 12, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon sent the following letter to President Obama regarding news reports that indicate he is considering a “zero option” of U.S. forces in Afghanistan post-2014.

The text of the letter can be found below or a PDF is available below. 

Dear President Obama,

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Jul 9, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON- Following media reports that the White House is considering a "zero option" for post-2014 Afghanistan, Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement:

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"I am disappointed that today hundreds of thousands of federal employees, many of them vital to our national security, will be furloughed under sequestration. Even more disappointing is that these furloughs were wholly preventable.
 
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