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Bill Delahunt: “It boggles the mind, it is such rank incompetence, it is such an inability to see reality, to be fooled. It is not…”

On the recordMay 17, 2004
It boggles the mind, it is such rank incompetence, it is such an inability to see reality, to be fooled. It is not incompetence, it is gross negligence. In some other forum it might almost be funny, but here it is so tragic because it is not just about this President and this Vice President, but it is about war and peace and the American people and how we are viewed in the world, and it is the blood of our children, and it is mortgaging our future. We should walk away from Mr. Chalabi now and begin to restore the confidence of the world in our ability to match reality and our dreams and aspirations.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Addressing the implications of U.S. foreign policy and leadership during a debate.

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