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On the recordMarch 1, 2004
Nobody wants to compare this to Vietnam, but it's starting to feel that way on the ground.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Mar 1, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Durbin draws parallels between the Iraq situation and the Vietnam War.

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