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Jeff Flake: “But it really made me think and ponder back about our time with the Iraqi people and about the experiences that we had…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2004
But it really made me think and ponder back about our time with the Iraqi people and about the experiences that we had where the yearning for freedom is strong; it is in the soul of every man and woman. And as our President has said, freedom is not a gift to the world; it is God's gift to mankind. It is something that is felt by everyone and certainly expressed in the gratitude that was expressed by people touching their heart when they would talk to us, that our country was able in some small way to bring that gift back to them to have them experience that God-given gift of freedom.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona
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Reflecting on experiences in Iraq and the concept of freedom during a speech.

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