By and large, the response of the congressional leaders of both parties to the missile strikes was positive, in large part becaus There was no way I could, or should, be taken off the “blame line. Working knee-deep in mud with the Vietnamese, our soldiers cut the mud into large chunks, took it to a nearby shed, and sifted through it. I told them that they could help America build a safer future because of what they had endured.
It achieved that objective, but the base also made our forces more vulnerable to terrorists in the region. I studied the briefing book diligently and participated in several mock-debate sessions. , I held a short press conference on the back lawn of the Governor’s Mansion. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky lost her wealthy suburban Pennsylvania district, but Pat Williams survived in rural Montana.
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