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Elissa Slotkin: “I am deeply impacted by our experience on Iraq as someone who grew up as an Iraq specialist and who didn't agree with…”

On the recordApril 19, 2021
I am deeply impacted by our experience on Iraq as someone who grew up as an Iraq specialist and who didn't agree with the decision to go to zero in Iraq.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

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Slotkin reflects on the lessons learned from Iraq.

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