{"id":20924,"date":"2017-05-11T13:31:39","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/05\/11\/dan-coats-warns-congress-afghan-situation-is-deteriorating\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:28:18","slug":"dan-coats-warns-congress-afghan-situation-is-deteriorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/video\/2017\/05\/11\/dan-coats-warns-congress-afghan-situation-is-deteriorating\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Coats warns Congress Afghan situation is deteriorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=e687c5c4-7fe2-4641-baa3-874f0fd8ba06\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"viewable\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\" style=\"display:none\">The nation&#8217;s top intelligence official stated the security situation in Afghanistan will worsen without an increase in military support. 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