I'm sorry that truth-tellers in the administration, like General Shinseki and Lawrence Lindsey, were hounded out of their job because they had the temerity to suggest realistic numbers both for our troop level and for what this war is going to cost.
Leahy expresses regret over mistreatment of officials who provided realistic war assessments.
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