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On the recordMarch 1, 2004
I'm sorry that the President taunted Iraqi resistance fighters to 'bring it on' while our troops were still in harm's way.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes the President's provocative statements during military operations.

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