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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “The fact is that there is nothing that has gone on post the war in Iraq that we could not have seen ahead. Nothing new.…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2003
The fact is that there is nothing that has gone on post the war in Iraq that we could not have seen ahead. Nothing new. There was no plan for the occupation. In fact, there is no plan for the exit. We have 158,000 troops based there as far as the eye can see out to the horizon and there is no family member who can count the days of when they are coming home because they have no knowledge of when they are coming home. So nobody can check the calendar at home when the husband is coming, the wife is coming, the sister is coming, the brother is coming. Remember, this is the heydays. These are the days we are getting the kisses, the hugs and the flowers. A year from now they will be tired of our presence there.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the lack of planning for the occupation and exit strategy in Iraq.

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