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Robert C. Byrd: Equally important, we must make sure that this request does not commit the nation to going beyond the current mission in…

On the recordMarch 27, 2003
Equally important, we must make sure that this request does not commit the nation to going beyond the current mission in Iraq.
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Robert C. Byrd
Source
congress.gov
Mar 27, 2003

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Byrd warns against expanding military commitments beyond current missions in Iraq.

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