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Harry Reid: “When we talk here about 'internationalizing the effort,' we do so not only to help Iraq succeed, we do so in order to…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
When we talk here about 'internationalizing the effort,' we do so not only to help Iraq succeed, we do so in order to take some of the enormous pressure off of our young men and women.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
congress.gov
Sep 22, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need to internationalize efforts in Iraq to relieve pressure on U.S. troops.

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