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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
My president sold me a clunker and I'd paid for it with my children's and my constituent's children and grandchildren's cash. I guess the question I would ask is this -- as of 8:00 last night, do we have a new war? Or do we have an old war under new ownership?

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Ackerman expresses dissatisfaction with President Obama's new war strategy for Afghanistan, questioning whether it represents a genuine change.

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