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Chuck Hagel: “That particular decision that was made on the surge, but more to the point, our war in Iraq, I think was the most…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
That particular decision that was made on the surge, but more to the point, our war in Iraq, I think was the most fundamental bad, dangerous decision since Vietnam.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel criticizes the Iraq war and the surge as a poor decision.

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