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Nancy Pelosi: Since January, a majority of the Members of this House have been working to change course and change the mission in…

On the recordMay 10, 2007
Since January, a majority of the Members of this House have been working to change course and change the mission in Iraq. Our goals are clear: Strengthen our military; bring stability to the region; and make the American people safer by ending the war, allowing our attention to be refocused on defeating international terrorism, and at the same time, honoring our commitment to our veterans which, as we have seen unfold in recent months, has been sadly neglected.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing the need to change the mission in Iraq and focus on stability in the Middle East.

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