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If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq, it will mean learning from our mistakes, not denying them and not ignoring them.

Carl Levin

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Carl Levin
Age: 87 †
Born: 1934
Born: June 28
Died: 2021
Died: July 29
Lawyer
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United States Senator
Detroit
Michigan
Carl Milton Levin
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