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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
Iran, however, is responsible for killing and maiming hundreds if not thousands of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
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Cotton highlights Iran's role in harming U.S. troops and sponsoring terrorism.

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