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Mike Pence: I fell in love with the Iraqi people. They are bright, visionary, optimistic, educated, and a people that are of such…

On the recordMarch 17, 2004
I fell in love with the Iraqi people. They are bright, visionary, optimistic, educated, and a people that are of such strong opinions that I thought they were from the Midwest in most of our conversations.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Discussing his experiences and impressions of the Iraqi people during a visit.

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