I voted, with reluctance, because I believed more troops would help our situation. We added the troops. The violence got worse.
Barbara Boxer: “I voted, with reluctance, because I believed more troops would help our situation. We added the troops. The violence got…”
On the recordDecember 2, 2009
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Senator Boxer expresses regret over voting for troop increases as violence escalated.
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