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Robert C. Byrd: “We should have taken a little longer there. The inspectors were on the ground.”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
We should have taken a little longer there. The inspectors were on the ground.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
congress.gov
Sep 22, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Arguing for more time for inspections before the Iraq war.

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