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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
I was against it. I thought the Bush administration had not defined a clear end state for the war in Iraq.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Hagel reflects on his opposition to the 2007 Iraq surge.

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