Senate Proceeding on Apr 9th, 2008 :: 0:43:39 to 0:44:54
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Speech By: Jon Kyl

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Jon Kyl: general petraeus said yesterday and focusing right down on the american people, it is clearly in our national interest, he said to help iraq prevent the resurgence of al qaeda in the heart of the arab

0:43:39 to 0:43:51( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: world. and both he and ambassador crock crocker said that it is worth it to the united states, that we are making -- that the success there is making us safer here at home. that's what it all gets back

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Speech By: Joseph Lieberman

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Joseph Lieberman: to, when folks say, well, we need to have supplemental funding on other programs, this is pack making us safer at home. and i would just conclude -- i want my colleague from condone connecticut to

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Joseph Lieberman: comment. i assured another colleague a couple of minutes. mr. lieberman: very briefly, i'd just recount this. i had a conversation with a friend of mine this morning. he said, watching the hearings yesterday,

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Joseph Lieberman: he thought that the -- those who have been critical of our effort in iraq seemed quite restrained yesterday. and i said, you know, they were and i think it's because the report that general petraeus

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Joseph Lieberman: and ambassador crocker were giving us was one of remarkable progress, militarily, politically, and economically. it was hard toriticize really, so the criticisms were kind of around the side. why can't

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Joseph Lieberman: you tell us when we'll get out exactly? why didn't prime minister al-maliki consult more before he wentouth? of course what i wish is that our colleagues had accepted the facts that general petraeus

0:44:42 to 0:44:54( Edit History Discussion )

Joseph Lieberman: and ambassador crocker gave us of extraordinary progress in iraq, very critical to our security because it creates a victory for the moderates moderates, for the good guys in this civil war within

0:44:54 to 0:45:09( Edit History Discussion )

Lamar Alexander: the is islamic world and if protect protects our security because it's the fanatics that killed 3,000 of us on niesm let's hope for another day when there will be an agreement the facts and maybe

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Speech By: Lamar Alexander