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On the recordDecember 19, 2006
It can actually exacerbate the situation there and be more targets for the insurgents and more targets for the sectarian violence.
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Ike Skelton
Democratic · Missouri

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Congressman Skelton expresses concerns about sending new military recruits to Iraq.

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