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On the recordSeptember 30, 2003
What we just heard about this being serious business is absolutely true. I was watching TV not many days ago, and William Crystal, who is one of those who beat the war drums leading up to this war, said something. I was so stunned by what he said and I took a pencil and I wrote it down because I was so offended by it. He said, ``This is our war and we have just got to suck it up, spend some money, and take some casualties.'' I thought to myself, it is easy for him to sit in the safety of that TV studio and talk like that. But what about the moms and dads who this very night who are crying themselves to sleep, worrying about their sons and daughters who may be in harm's way? This is serious business.
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the impact of war on families during a discussion on military engagement.

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