A lot of people who wanted to move us into Iraq were openly saying that we should be on the ground in Iraq for the next 50 years.
Jim Webb: “A lot of people who wanted to move us into Iraq were openly saying that we should be on the ground in Iraq for the next…”
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Senator Webb discusses opinions on U.S. military presence in Iraq.
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When you make that determination, you should be making it in the U.S. Congress not by one individual of whichever party who happens to be the President.





