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On the recordMay 1, 2007
The war in Iraq has made matters worse in the war on terrorism. Now into the fifth year of a failed policy, this administration should get a clue. It's not working.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Pelosi criticizes the administration's Iraq policy and its impact on terrorism.

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