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On the recordDecember 6, 2005
We've shed a lot of blood, spent a lot of money, invested heavily in Iraq, and it's still uncertain as to the outcome.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Chuck Hagel comments on the uncertain outcome of the U.S. investment in Iraq.

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