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On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
It is the height of absurdity for Dick Cheney, a chief architect of the Iraq quagmire, to talk about the leadership needed to fix the mess in Iraq that he created.
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Elaine Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards criticizes Dick Cheney's comments on leadership in Iraq, highlighting Cheney's role in the situation.

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