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Tammy Duckworth: The policy-makers have failed us. We should focus our military resources on pursuing the terrorists who attacked our…

On the recordJune 24, 2007
The policy-makers have failed us. We should focus our military resources on pursuing the terrorists who attacked our country and on capturing Osama bin Laden. Instead, President Bush and his top advisors decided to invade Iraq.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

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Tammy Duckworth criticizes the decision to invade Iraq instead of focusing on capturing terrorists.

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