But we are united in our view that an administration should not mislead the America people; that a person who gave the President the wrong information needs to be held accountable because all of our reputations are on the line when the President of the United States is talking to the world with our judgment and justification. Second, that as we plan for this occupation, that if we had done the hard work of building allies on the front end, we would have allies on the back end. And that the only faces in the occupation are American and British and others, but dominantly American, and, therefore, Americans bearing this burden alone, which it should not, in both financial and human costs.
Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “But we are united in our view that an administration should not mislead the America people; that a person who gave the…”
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Addressing accountability and the burden of the U.S. in the occupation during a discussion on foreign policy.
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