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Robert Gibbs: The President told me it is locked in, there's no flexibility, troops will start coming home July 2011, period. It's…

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
The President told me it is locked in, there's no flexibility, troops will start coming home July 2011, period. It's etched in stone.
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Robert Gibbs

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Gibbs confirms the July 2011 troop withdrawal timeline is fixed, raising concerns about signaling to adversaries.

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