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Dick Lugar: “In my judgment, the costs and risks of continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be…”

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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