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Kendrick Meek: “A bipartisan majority of the House and Senate believes strongly that the U.S. mission should transition to a…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2007
A bipartisan majority of the House and Senate believes strongly that the U.S. mission should transition to a counterterrorism force protection and training equipment of the Iraqi forces. Phasing redeployment of U.S. troops should commence. So this is the stage that we want to move in now. It won't be a total withdrawal but definitely will be making sure that there are accountability measures there, that their troops get trained and that we get our men and women back home more sooner than later.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Discussing the transition of U.S. military mission in Iraq during a House floor speech.

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