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On the recordJanuary 14, 2008
If you keep military bases in Iraq, you are continuing the occupation. The occupation must end, as respects Al-Qaeda public enemy number one, they're responsible for about 10 percent of the violence according to the reports.
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Elaine Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards argues that maintaining military bases in Iraq constitutes a continuation of the occupation, which he believes exacerbates the situation.

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