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Dick Durbin: “When the president receives this bill early next week, I hope he will ask himself some basic questions. How many lives…”

On the recordApril 25, 2007
When the president receives this bill early next week, I hope he will ask himself some basic questions. How many lives, how many wounds, how many soldiers must America sacrifice waiting for the Iraqis to accept their responsibility?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Durbin questions the president's decision-making regarding the Iraq war and the sacrifices of American soldiers.

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