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On the recordMarch 20, 2006
I'm convinced it's the opposite. Sixty percent of the Iraqis are saying, we -- if you get out of there, it will be less chaos.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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Congressman John Murtha argues that withdrawing U.S. troops would reduce chaos in Iraq.

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