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Patrick Leahy: “We talk about where the War Victims Fund has been used, and I think of Vietnam and President George H.W. Bush, the first…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
We talk about where the War Victims Fund has been used, and I think of Vietnam and President George H.W. Bush, the first President Bush, who was looking for a way to build confidence with Vietnam.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy recalls the historical context of the War Victims Fund and its use in Vietnam.

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