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Gerry Connolly: “I would argue part of the problem was our own command structure because we, frankly, infused Ambassador Bremer with way…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
I would argue part of the problem was our own command structure because we, frankly, infused Ambassador Bremer with way too much power.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly critiques the command structure in Iraq post-invasion, highlighting Bremer's excessive power.

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