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Pete Hoekstra: “I think I misspoke earlier. I said the troops were in Erbil. They were in Balat. The troops were in Balat.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2006
I think I misspoke earlier. I said the troops were in Erbil. They were in Balat. The troops were in Balat.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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