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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
I think we have inherited certain responsibilities as a result of what in my view was a great strategic blunder.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Webb reflects on the consequences of the Iraq invasion.

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