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We will never win this war until we understand the effect that Guantanamo Bay has had on the overall war effort. And we'll never get the support of the American people if we can't prove to them that these folks that we're dealing with are not common criminals. We're going to keep them - keep you safe from them.
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Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.


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There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.


Jim Fowler
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The brave and capable women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have performed admirably.


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We must consider bringing forward legislation that will facilitate the creation and implementation of businesses in Haiti. Overall, we must better position the country to compete for new market opportunities.
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You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.


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My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them.
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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition.
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I have often said China is not lacking in material resources. The question is whether we can make full and good use of them.
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In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq.
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Tena Desae
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Mark Morris
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