07/21/2014
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"Much depends on the ability and willingness of the Iraqis themselves to preserve hard-fought gains."
"Do you both support the 30,000 troop surge, and do you also support the setting of that July 2011 date by the President?"
"The failed Christmas Day airline bombing reminded the counterterrorism community that al Qaeda is not an organization limited to the rugged terrain of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but is a global terrori..."
"We should end this discriminatory policy because ending it will contribute to our military's effectiveness."