Being a soldier, fighting for this country, is neither Republican nor Democrat.
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We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave. The present course will lead us to disaster. More of the same just means more precious blood spilled in the desert.
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This looks like a real war zone to me. Thirty years ago, I was in Vietnam, and I haven't seen such devastation since then,
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John Kerry's service did not end in Vietnam. It began there.
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The hearings also came in the wake of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, with significant numbers of the National Guard of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama deployed in Iraq. It is time we looked after our own backyard, ... We cannot do this as long as we continue to make Iraq the fifty-first state.
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Then I heard this young veteran on TV speaking about the war. It was John Kerry. He put everything I was feeling into words. Tonight, I'd like to let you know, that even before I met John Kerry, he was my brother. Even before I knew John Kerry, he was my friend. Even before I spoke with John Kerry, he gave me hope.
Max Cleland
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