On the recordMarch 2, 2010
I supported--9, 10 years ago now--going into Afghanistan to get Osama bin Laden. I did not support going into Iraq because I saw it as no threat to the United States.
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congress.govPatrick Leahy: “I supported--9, 10 years ago now--going into Afghanistan to get Osama bin Laden. I did not support going into Iraq…”
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Leahy reflects on his support for the Afghanistan invasion and opposition to the Iraq war.
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