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Arthur Vandenberg: “The American people, from whom the power of our government originates, have never been asked for their mandate for…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
The American people, from whom the power of our government originates, have never been asked for their mandate for democratizing Iraq.
Said by
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Source
congress.gov
Sep 22, 2003

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Questioning the lack of public mandate for Iraq's democratization.

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