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On the recordJanuary 24, 2007
I don't think he has a real realistic view of what's going on in Iraq.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Senator Durbin expresses his belief that Vice President Cheney lacks a realistic understanding of the Iraq situation.

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