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On the recordMay 12, 2004
It is unfortunate that a million acts of kindness and goodwill and bravery by our troops have been overshadowed by the shameful acts at the prison in Iraq.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
May 12, 2004

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Durbin discusses the overshadowing of positive actions by troops due to prison scandals.

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