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Bill Delahunt: it is time to pick up on that to end grudge diplomacy. Let us get past that. Let us move on. Let us understand that the…

On the recordJuly 14, 2003
it is time to pick up on that to end grudge diplomacy. Let us get past that. Let us move on. Let us understand that the only way we can bring stability to Iraq without breaking the bank and without putting at risk the lives of American military personnel is to bring in our traditional allies, whether they be the Germans or the French. Let us put that in the past. Otherwise, we are going to see these deficits that I referred to earlier balloon into numbers that will absolutely be a drag of incredible magnitude on the American economy.
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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Discussing the need for cooperation with traditional allies in stabilizing Iraq.

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