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Cato Video • November 23, 2009 

# Christopher A. Preble discusses Afghanistan and American security. 

The United States entered Afghanistan with a clear aim. Those aims have shifted over the past eight years. Christopher A. Preble, Cato Institute director of foreign policy studies, addressed a Rand Foundation group October 29, 2009 to discuss his belief that a military victory in Afghanistan is not essential to U.S. security interests. 

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##### [Christopher A. Preble](/people/christopher-preble)

Former Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies; Senior Fellow, Stimson Center 

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