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Critics of war
Three of the most eloquent and effective critics of U.S. foreign policy during three different wars included three prominent United States senators. Richard B. Russell Jr. of Georgia played a central role keeping the Korean War from expanding to China in 1951. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas held many powerful hearings questioning the Vietnam War during the 1960s. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia has delivered dozens of speeches challenging the impending and actual invasion of Iraq since 2002.
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Critics of war
Three of the most eloquent and effective critics of U.S. foreign policy during three different wars included three prominent United States senators. Richard B. Russell Jr. of Georgia played a central role keeping the Korean War from expanding to China in 1951. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas held many powerful hearings questioning the Vietnam War during the 1960s. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia has delivered dozens of speeches challenging the impending and actual invasion of Iraq since 2002.
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