On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
The last government in Iraq, over the last 5 years, have actually exacerbated the effort and intentionally destroyed the capability of a unity government.
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congress.govChuck Hagel: “The last government in Iraq, over the last 5 years, have actually exacerbated the effort and intentionally destroyed the…”
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Hagel discusses the failures of the previous Iraqi government affecting unity.
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