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John Murtha: “We're not winning. We can't win with the number of troops we have. So, the alternative is, we should get out of there…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2005
We're not winning. We can't win with the number of troops we have. So, the alternative is, we should get out of there, because we are becoming the target. We're making the situation worse.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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John Murtha expresses his belief that the current troop levels are insufficient for winning and advocates for a timely redeployment from the conflict.

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