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Jack Reed: “North Korea has a military force capable of a surprise attack, clearly Iraq does not.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
North Korea has a military force capable of a surprise attack, clearly Iraq does not.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
congress.gov
Feb 13, 2003

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Senator Reed compares military capabilities of North Korea and Iraq.

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