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Jesse Jackson: “Oh, the killing continues. We're still losing lives - 900 plus, moving towards 1,000. More than 6,000 injured. Billion…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2004
Oh, the killing continues. We're still losing lives - 900 plus, moving towards 1,000. More than 6,000 injured. Billion of dollars spent and the Middle East is less secure and more chaotic.
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Jesse Jackson

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Jackson highlights the ongoing violence and instability in Iraq, criticizing the consequences of the war.

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