Editing Patty Murray (section)

====Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan====
[[File:Manned Ground Vehicle briefing in D.C..jpg|thumb|Major General [[Galen Jackman]] briefs Senator Patty Murray on the [[Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles|Manned Ground Vehicle]] program in Washington, D.C.]]
In October 2002, Murray was one of 21 Democrats in the Senate to vote against the War Authorization for [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invading Iraq]]. Quoted from her Senate speech:
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Mr. President, if we do take action in Iraq, there is no doubt that our armed forces will prevail. We will win a war with Iraq decisively, and, God willing, we will win it quickly. But what happens after the war? That will have as big an impact on our future peace and security. Will we be obligated to rebuild Iraq? If so, how? Our economy is reeling, our budget is in deficit, and we have no estimate of the cost of rebuilding. And with whom? As ''[[The New York Times]]'' columnist [[Thomas Friedman|Tom Friedman]] points out, there's a retail store mentality that suggests to some—if "you break it, you buy it."
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In December 2002, speaking to students at [[Columbia River High School]] in [[Vancouver, Washington|Vancouver]], Murray made a number of remarks about [[Osama bin Laden]] as she attempted to explain why the US had such problems winning hearts and minds in the Muslim world, and how bin Laden had garnered support among some in the Middle East. Among other things, she said that bin Laden has "been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building daycare facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. He's made their lives better. We have not done that." This attracted attention from political opponents, who argued that this was inaccurate and constituted support for bin Laden.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/state/washington/2004-09-29-osama-ad_x.htm |title=Nethercutt uses Osama bin Laden in ad assailing Murray |work=[[USA Today]] |date=September 29, 2004 |access-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.columbian.com/12192002/clark_co/345147.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021228073027/http://www.columbian.com/12192002/clark_co/345147.html |archive-date=December 28, 2002 |title=U.S. Sen. Patty Murray – Senator asks students to ponder |work=The Columbian |author=Gregg Herrington |date=December 19, 2002 |access-date=February 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/100835_murray20.shtml |title=Murray's remarks on bin Laden draw GOP ire |agency=Associated Press |date=December 21, 2002 |access-date=October 14, 2010 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref>