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On the recordMarch 14, 2011
the Iraqi Government is extremely fragile. Iraqi leaders privately concede the need for an extended U.S. troop presence in Iraq
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights the fragility of the Iraqi government and the need for U.S. troop presence.

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