Statement on the Pace of Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Statement

"In the past week, two more young Wisconsin soldiers died in Afghanistan. I grieve for the loss of life and for their families.

Our troops must be brought home safely and soon from Afghanistan and Iraq. For a decade now, U.S. troops have been fighting in Afghanistan, in a war that no longer has a clear mission, with no end in sight. We have spent nearly a trillion dollars of borrowed money and lost nearly 6,000 American lives. Thousands more servicemen and women have suffered serious, life-altering injuries.

I urge the President to bring more troops home safely as quickly as possible. Our first priority must be rebuilding our economy and creating jobs here at home."

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