We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It shou…

Barbara Boxer
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We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.
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