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On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
Over 1,000 Americans have lost their lives. Americans are being beheaded. Iraq is a mess. And they think this is a joke.
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Elaine Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards highlights the seriousness of the situation in Iraq and criticizes the Bush administration's response.

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