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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
We were embarrassed to be there, defensive as to whether we were somehow imperialists.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman critiques U.S. hesitance in Iraq compared to post-WWII occupations.

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