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Joe Biden: “How many security forces do you think are trained that can shoot straight, kill, and stand their ground?”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
How many security forces do you think are trained that can shoot straight, kill, and stand their ground?
Said by
Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
congress.gov
Jan 18, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Senator Biden inquires about the reliability of trained Iraqi security forces.

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