In the Senate, we Democrats did not believe it was in the U.S. interest to give the President carte blanche to continue the presence of our forces in the absence of clearly defined goals and objectives from the administration governing such a presence.
Debating the continued presence of U.S. Marines in Lebanon.
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The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
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?
The President hasn't requested one dime of his $81.9 billion supplemental for the veterans' healthcare system.
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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