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Patrick Leahy: “I think it is a symbol of grandiose and unrealistic ambitions in that country.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
I think it is a symbol of grandiose and unrealistic ambitions in that country.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy critiques the size and cost of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.

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