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On the recordJanuary 13, 2009
His honest assessment that more troops would be needed cost him his job, but it is the surest measure of his fitness to serve as a cabinet member.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Akaka praises Shinseki's honesty about troop needs during the Iraq War.

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