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Edward M. Kennedy: I think many of us are concerned that we have had surges in the past at Najaf, Fallujah, Baghdad, and after the Samarra…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
I think many of us are concerned that we have had surges in the past at Najaf, Fallujah, Baghdad, and after the Samarra temple, and they have not been successful, and there is concern, which I share, about the surge at the present time, whether this can really achieve the objectives which you have outlined.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
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Jan 23, 2007

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Expressing skepticism about the effectiveness of the current surge strategy.

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