On the recordNovember 14, 2011
U.S. troops should leave because they are the wrong instrument for the political problems that the Iraqis now face.
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congress.govU.S. troops should leave because they are the wrong instrument for the political problems that the Iraqis now face.
Argues that military forces complicate Iraq's political issues.
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