Richard Lugar
Richard Lugar
Richard Green "Dick" Lugaris an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a United States senator, representing Indiana from 1977 to 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 April 1932
CityIndianapolis, IN
CountryUnited States of America
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As we pursue these issues, we should recognize that most Americans are focused on an exit strategy in Iraq,
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This is a fundamental change and is a change probably in the tactics of our military, so that our people will be more mobile, more available at other places all over the earth.
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It's very unlikely that we're going to send more troops to Iraq. We are going to have to train the Iraqis faster and harder.
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We really have to be in negotiations; we have to be talking, ... I think the idea that we can handle one thing at a time is clearly not the case.
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We should recognize that most Americans are focused on an exit strategy in Iraq. Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.
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would include the possibility that Secretary Bolton might be asked to come back for additional testimony.