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On the recordJune 24, 2007
In my judgment, the costs and risks of continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Senator Lugar expresses his concerns about the current strategy in Iraq and calls for a change.

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