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Tom Cole: “Going to war in 2003, decision actually made in October of 2002, was pretty popular. It wasn't very popular by 2005 and…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
Going to war in 2003, decision actually made in October of 2002, was pretty popular. It wasn't very popular by 2005 and 2006.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Cole reflects on the changing public opinion regarding the Iraq War.

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