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Bill Delahunt: “And I dare say that that election date is very much at risk, as the gentleman suggests that Afghanistan, as a viable…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2004
And I dare say that that election date is very much at risk, as the gentleman suggests that Afghanistan, as a viable nation-state embracing democracy, is very much at risk, because we have ignored Afghanistan since we achieved a stunning military success, but then diverted our efforts and our resources and our attention to Iraq where there was only one terrorist, and that was Saddam Hussein, who terrorized his own people. But the terrorists in Afghanistan were the terrorists that were training, that were appearing again to attack America. And today, we are still searching for them.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Discussing the risks to democracy in Afghanistan and the focus on Iraq during a House floor debate.

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