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Tom Cotton: “Iran, however, is responsible for killing and maiming hundreds if not thousands of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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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