More than half the combat deaths in Vietnam occurred after Richard Nixon was elected on a promise to bring the war to an end, and after the American people had already decided that they did not want one more soldier to die in Vietnam.
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While this debate today is a belated effort to inform the American people, it is nevertheless an empty gesture. It is time to admit our mistake in Iraq and begin to bring our troops home with honor.
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Birth: | 19th February, 1948 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Administrator |
Raúl M. Grijalva is the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district, serving since 2003. He is a member
of the Democratic Party. The district includes half of metro Tucson, all of Yuma and Nogales, and some peripheral parts of metro Phoenix. After the redistricting process based on the 2010 Census, much of the 7th District became the new 3rd Congressional District, which Grijalva will represent if he is re-elected in 2012.
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