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On the recordNovember 29, 2006
It ignores the realities on the ground to say that absolutely we are winning in Iraq, everybody's losing in Iraq at the moment and until there's a political settlement, they're going to continue to lose in Iraq.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin critiques Bush's assertion of victory in Iraq, highlighting the ongoing losses and need for political solutions.

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