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Joe Wilson: I am really grateful that I have had two sons serve in Iraq and am just so hopeful for a free and democratic Iraq.

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I am really grateful that I have had two sons serve in Iraq and am just so hopeful for a free and democratic Iraq.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson expresses hope for democracy in Iraq after his sons' service.

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