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Robert Gates: “My greatest worry, if we mishandle the next year or two, and if we leave Iraq in chaos, is that a variety of regional…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2006
My greatest worry, if we mishandle the next year or two, and if we leave Iraq in chaos, is that a variety of regional powers will become involved in Iraq, and we will have a regional conflict on our hands.
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Robert Gates
Republican · Texas
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Expressing concerns about the potential consequences of failing in Iraq.

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