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Joe Manchin: If we are no longer there they will turn their focus on the Government of Iraq.

On the recordFebruary 2, 2011
If we are no longer there they will turn their focus on the Government of Iraq.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Senator Manchin highlights the potential threat to the Iraqi Government if U.S. forces withdraw.

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