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On the recordFebruary 3, 2004
I welcome the questions of the gentleman, but I hope he is not turning to me to give him some answers because I cannot begin to answer these very legitimate questions he has raised about what comes next, what does the Bush administration think will happen at the end of June when we turn over civil authority at this point to a completely unknown local or international or some form of alternative government or group. These questions are important, and we are nowhere close to having an answer.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania
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Addressing concerns about the transition of civil authority in Iraq during a discussion on U.S. foreign policy.

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