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Joe Biden: “But many of the people who are blowing up their fellow citizens, are blowing up Iraqis, are not actually people who were…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
But many of the people who are blowing up their fellow citizens, are blowing up Iraqis, are not actually people who were angry because they weren't paid.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
congress.gov
Jan 18, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Biden identifies the motivations behind violence in Iraq, distinguishing between different groups.

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