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Jim Webb: We tend to focus on the crisis of the moment... rather than on conclusively ending ongoing commitments that were not…

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
We tend to focus on the crisis of the moment... rather than on conclusively ending ongoing commitments that were not intended to be permanent.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concerns about the prolonged U.S. involvement in Iraq.

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