Reid: Killing of Afghan civilians 'absolutely wrong'

By Andrew Restuccia - 03/11/12 10:02 AM ET

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) condemned a U.S. soldier who reportedly killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan Sunday.

“It was absolutely wrong,” Reid said during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.

But Reid stood by President Obama’s timeline for withdrawing from Afghanistan.

For the complete article on The Hill's DEFCON blog, click here.

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