On the recordJanuary 8, 2007
We can say with reasonable confidence that the notion of hundreds of thousands of American troops is way off the mark.
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Paul Wolfowitz
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transcripts.cnn.comPaul Wolfowitz: “We can say with reasonable confidence that the notion of hundreds of thousands of American troops is way off the mark.”
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Paul Wolfowitz argues against the need for a large troop deployment in the Iraq War, suggesting a different military strategy.
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