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Dick Lugar: Let's wake up to reality and get ready for that. Let's not get into a precipitous withdrawal come September, October.

On the recordJune 24, 2007
Let's wake up to reality and get ready for that. Let's not get into a precipitous withdrawal come September, October.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Senator Lugar emphasizes the need for a realistic approach regarding U.S. military presence in Iraq and warns against a hasty withdrawal.

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