Senate Proceeding 02-16-07 on Feb 16th, 2007 :: 0:02:46 to 0:05:09
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Speech By: Ike Skelton

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Ike Skelton: let's see what, if anything, the administration does in changing its strategy, not just mere tactics. >> thanks. so to answer your question real quick,ive i had the honor to serve on the armed

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Patrick Murphy: services committee with congressman scheduleton. i've a psychology degree but i'm not looking in the president's mind but my sister unit 133rd brigade that had the mission to go into iraq was

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Speech By: Patrick Murphy

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Patrick Murphy: diverted to afghanistan. when you talk about the strategic mission, what we are calling for here, when we look that we need to win in the middle east, but what we're all saying to some varying

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Patrick Murphy: degree is to refocus and get our eye on the ball in afghanistan. that's the strategic policy we're talking about on how to win and capture and kill al qaeda and how to get osama bin laden.

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Patrick Murphy: we look at how important that is and how it relates to people back at home. they want to believe again in their congress and their government. when i go back, i'm named after a guy who

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Patrick Murphy: died in vietnam, pa trick. you see a street corner memorial in philadelphia. the fact is when he got killed because he loved his country and he served, half those names on the vietnam wall

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Patrick Murphy: are there. the civilian leadership in our country knew it was a strategic mistake to stay there but they didn't have the courage to stand up. this congress is showing the courage to stand

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Patrick Murphy: up. that's why today is a great day so we can stop creating street corner memo memos for veterans of this war on a failed polls. >> mr. murtha specifically said his proposal was designed to

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Patrick Murphy: block the surge. he's intending to tie the war fund into readiness. is conditioning going to be able to act? >> it's interesting to me that something so historic to me happened today -- i guess