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Gerry Connolly: “How in the world--isn't that an indictment of the investments we've made in the Iraqi military and its inability to hold…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
How in the world--isn't that an indictment of the investments we've made in the Iraqi military and its inability to hold its own territory secure?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly questions the effectiveness of U.S. investments in the Iraqi military.

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