The alternative is what our generals have been calling for, for a long time, what Prime Minister al-Maliki is calling for, and what most Americans want: Start bringing American troops home.
Dick Durbin: “The alternative is what our generals have been calling for, for a long time, what Prime Minister al-Maliki is calling…”
On the recordJanuary 24, 2007
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Senator Durbin advocates for the redeployment of troops from Iraq.
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