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Christopher Shays: “A turning point, possibly. I mean, the first turning point was when we formed a government in Iraq in June. That was a…”

On the recordJune 7, 2006
A turning point, possibly. I mean, the first turning point was when we formed a government in Iraq in June. That was a turning point.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Congressman Shays reflects on the significance of various turning points in the Iraq war.

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