I am saying that is the difference, $9 billion. That is all that is holding us from going forward. Yet Mr. Lawrence Lindsey, the President's economic adviser, says with respect to what the anticipated cost of the war in Iraq will be----
Robert Byrd contrasts a $9 billion dispute over domestic appropriations with anticipated Iraq war costs. Harry Reid interjects before Byrd finishes the last sentence.
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Doesn't this send a signal to the Iraqi people and to the American people that the United States intends to have a large permanent presence there?
I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
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