On the recordJuly 8, 2007
The prospects of the current surge strategy will succeed in the way originally envisioned by the president are very limited.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe prospects of the current surge strategy will succeed in the way originally envisioned by the president are very limited.
Senator Lugar expresses skepticism about the success of the surge strategy in Iraq.
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