On the recordJune 18, 2007
The message of which is you don't control anything. And of course part of that message even perhaps a large part of that message is directed at the Congress in Washington, D.C.
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transcripts.cnn.comJohn Burns: “The message of which is you don't control anything. And of course part of that message even perhaps a large part of that…”
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John Burns highlights the implications of ongoing violence in Iraq as a message to U.S. Congress.
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