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Evan Bayh: the Pentagon simply failed to anticipate the magnitude of the challenge that we face there.

On the recordMay 10, 2004
the Pentagon simply failed to anticipate the magnitude of the challenge that we face there.
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Evan Bayh

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Critiquing the planning and response to the situation in Iraq.

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