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Pete Hoekstra: “I had an opportunity to go back in September to complement that trip and see some things we were not able to see in…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2003
I had an opportunity to go back in September to complement that trip and see some things we were not able to see in August; and in coming back, there are some things we agreed on. Number one, we agreed on the quality of our troops. We have very, very talented young men and women who fought a war in Iraq and now are providing the security zone to allow this country to restructure itself.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the quality of U.S. troops during a special order on Iraq.

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