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On the recordApril 30, 2003
That is a misstatement of history. Diplomacy achieved important results, including a unanimous vote in the U.N. Security Council.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy counters Gingrich's claims about the Iraq war's diplomatic failures.

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