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On the recordJune 9, 2003
I will be joined by several colleagues this evening in a discussion about Iraq, with two fundamental questions to be addressed: First, are we winning the peace in Iraq after our impressive and important military victory, are we winning the peace in Iraq? And secondly, where in the world are the weapons of mass destruction? We all agree that our Armed Forces performed brilliantly in Iraq. We are very proud of our young men and young women in uniform, and the military victory we won was important in that it removed the threat posed to regional and even world peace by the murderous regime of Saddam Hussein. But while the military victory is ours, the military mission is not yet accomplished, because we have not found and disarmed and dismantled the weapons of mass destruction. There must be an accounting to Congress, to the American people, and to our allies regarding the weapons of mass destruction.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the situation in Iraq and the search for weapons of mass destruction.

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