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On the recordNovember 28, 2006
We are bloody impatient. And the problem is Iraqis' political leadership.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin expresses frustration with the Iraqi political leadership and the need for a change in strategy regarding U.S. troop presence.

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