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Reid Declares War Is Lost

Rhetorical bombshell fires up pundits, but will policy consequences follow?

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted Apr 20, 2007 8:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has upped the ante in the Dems' rhetoric on Iraq, saying the U.S. has "lost" in Iraq, and warning that, "the surge is not accomplishing anything." But he stopped short of threatening to pull funding from... Read full story »

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