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Dick Durbin: “The Iraqi police and army, that we trained, were totally ineffective when this offensive started.”

On the recordApril 21, 2004
The Iraqi police and army, that we trained, were totally ineffective when this offensive started.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Apr 21, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes the effectiveness of Iraqi forces trained by the U.S.

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