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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
Why are the Qods Force increasingly the dominant force inside of Iraq, and why is Qasem Suleimani, the commander of the Qods Force, a man with the blood of hundreds of American troops on his hand, showing up like a celebrity on Facebook and other social media throughout Iraq?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton highlights Iranian influence in Iraq and Suleimani's notoriety.

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