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On the recordMarch 1, 2004
Al Qaeda wasn't in Iraq when we started this war. They are there now.
Said by
Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
Source
congress.gov
Mar 1, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Leahy highlights the presence of Al Qaeda in Iraq post-invasion.

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