I do not think anybody envisioned we were voting for the longest war in the history of the United States of America.
Dick Durbin: “I do not think anybody envisioned we were voting for the longest war in the history of the United States of America.”
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Durbin reflects on the unexpected length of U.S. involvement in Iraq following the initial vote.
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