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On the recordNovember 20, 2005
The hard truth is that our large military presence in Iraq is both necessary and increasingly counterproductive.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden discusses the necessity and counterproductive nature of the U.S. military presence in Iraq.

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