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Jay Carney: “But in the end, either Iraq is sovereign or it's not. Either we're an occupying force or we're an invited force.”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2014
But in the end, either Iraq is sovereign or it's not. Either we're an occupying force or we're an invited force.
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Jay Carney

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Jay Carney discusses the implications of U.S. military presence in Iraq regarding sovereignty.

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