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Robert C. Byrd: Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large…

On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?
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Robert C. Byrd
Source
congress.gov
Feb 16, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the implications of the embassy funding for U.S. presence in Iraq.

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