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On the recordJanuary 25, 1999
Had it failed, the war would have lasted much longer at much greater cost in blood and dollars.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Quoting Rear Admiral W.R. Carter on the importance of the Phaon's contributions.

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