"Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted……" — Earl Blumenauer
"Mr. Speaker, in the years since we enacted our attack against Iraq, the threat from Iran has only grown more difficult, and our capacity to meet that threat actually has diminished. It is one of the reasons many of us opposed that action against Iraq."
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Earl Blumenauer
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16 Quotes by Earl Blumenauer
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At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it…
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As has been pointed out with Libya, the debate over Libya, sometimes we allow diplomatic relations with imperfect regimes because…
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We won the war, but we are losing the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq. It is past time for a…
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While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have…
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Everybody on this floor wants to send the same loud and clear message: that Congress is united in its opposition…
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We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion…
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