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Richard Durbin

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Richard Durbin, commonly known as Dick Durbin, is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he has held various leadership roles, including Senate Majority Whip. Durbin has been a prominent advocate for issues such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. He has also played a significant role in negotiations on budget and appropriations matters in the Senate.

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May 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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May 12, 2004

Wouldn't it help if there was clarity from you and from this administration that we would abide by the Geneva Conventions?

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May 12, 2004

If we're not better than that, then I simply want no part in what we're doing.

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May 12, 2004

Take away the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the links to al Qaeda, and the singular reason for being here was the prospect of disposing of a ruthless dictator and bringing democracy to Iraq.

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May 12, 2004

Wouldn't it be good for us, at this moment in time, to clearly and unequivocally state that we will follow the Geneva Convention?

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Apr 8, 2004

And we put in rules that are unintelligible to the senators and to the seniors.

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Apr 8, 2004

I think this whole program is fatally flawed.

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Apr 8, 2004

We decided we were going to invent something new.

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Sep 30, 2003

Here we are, five months after the fact, after thousands of our inspectors have combed all of those sites and others and have come up empty.

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Sep 22, 2003

I think it's the wrong one, and I think you're going to hear about it, as you should.

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Sep 22, 2003

I think this would be a serious mistake.

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Sep 22, 2003

I just don't think this is fair to military families.

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