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Lamar Alexander: “Our initial war in Iraq was a stunning success.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
Our initial war in Iraq was a stunning success.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee
Source
congress.gov
Jan 18, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the early success of the Iraq war.

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