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John Kline: “To think, one of the finest officers in the American Armed Forces felt it necessary to put this in the opening two…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2007
To think, one of the finest officers in the American Armed Forces felt it necessary to put this in the opening two sentences of his testimony, I find shocking and distressing.
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John Kline
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing General Petraeus's testimony to Congress regarding the situation in Iraq.

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