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Jeb Hensarling: “But losing this war could be even costlier if Iraq becomes what Afghanistan once was, under the Taliban, a breeding…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2007
But losing this war could be even costlier if Iraq becomes what Afghanistan once was, under the Taliban, a breeding ground, a training ground for terrorists that are bent on hurting our country. And we have to remember these are people who have said they have the right to kill 4 million Americans. Two million of them are children and two of those 2 million are mine. We have to remember what the cost of defeat is.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the implications of the Iraq war and the potential consequences of losing it.

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