Carolina QuotesThe constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever foisted on the American public.
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The Upcoming Iraq War Funding Bill (March 20, 2007).
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- 2006-2009
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- 2006
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