On the eighth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, we speak to Democratic Congress member Barbara Lee, the only lawmaker in either chamber of Congress to vote against the 2001 resolution authorizing the initial use of force. Lee recently introduced legislation to prohibit funding to send more troops to Afghanistan. [includes rush transcript]Howie P.S.: NBC's Richard Engel discusses "what went wrong" in Afghanistan, video (03:43).
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Barbara Lee: No New Afghan Troop Surge (w/vid&audio)
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