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On the recordMarch 19, 2007
And the gentleman, the point he just made is they try to compare Iraq to Vietnam, and it is not a good comparison at all. But, when the United States Congress is going to make an attempt to micromanage a war, that is going to be a comparison to Vietnam, and the same outcome is going to be not a good outcome. And like you said, the disaster that occurred, what happens after we leave and there is a disaster, human disaster of people, mass exodus from the country? So I just wanted to make that point.
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Bill Shuster
Pennsylvania
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Discussing the comparison between the Iraq War and the Vietnam War during a congressional debate.

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