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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
I ask the Senator from Iowa through the Chair this question: Has he heard any member of this administration suggest we will be withdrawing all of our troops from Iraq before September 30 of this year?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the timeline for troop withdrawal from Iraq during Senate debate.

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