If confirmed, I will do everything in my power, drawing on all the tools of our foreign policy, to build a lasting partnership with Iraq that is worthy of their memory and sacrifice.
McGurk vows to honor fallen soldiers by fostering a strong U.S.-Iraq partnership.
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