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On the recordJuly 8, 2003
Given the extraordinary examples that the gentleman has just cited of American generosity to help reconstruct Iraq, does the gentleman think that we are winning the peace in Iraq?
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the effectiveness of U.S. efforts in Iraq during a discussion on reconstruction.

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