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On the recordDecember 12, 2005
I'm saying they won't kill Americans, Heidi. And I'm saying that they'll be less terrorism, less instability, in Iraq.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Murtha expresses confidence that withdrawing U.S. troops will lead to less violence against Americans in Iraq.

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